-ula

See also: ula, Ula, ULA, and ülä-

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin -ula. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz, whence no longer productive English -le (as in dimple and nozzle), Dutch -el, German -el.

Suffix

-ula

1. Used to form taxonomic names, usually of genera; small-.

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -ula

• See -ula at Wikispecies.

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (instrumental suffix), when compounded as *-gdʰl-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension

1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.

   ‎regō + ‎-ula → ‎rēgula

   ‎tegō + ‎-ula → ‎tēgula

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ula	-ulae
Genitive	-ulae	-ulārum
Dative	-ulae	-ulīs
Accusative	-ulam	-ulās
Ablative	-ulā	-ulīs
Vocative	-ula	-ulae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ula

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• -ula: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• -ula: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]
• -ulā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.laː/, [ʊɫ̪äː]
• -ulā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]

Suffix

1. nominative feminine singular of -ulus
2. nominative neuter plural of -ulus
3. accusative neuter plural of -ulus
4. vocative feminine singular of -ulus
5. vocative neuter plural of -ulus

Suffix

1. ablative feminine singular of -ulus

References

• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN