-ούλα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ula, feminine form of -ulus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈula/

Suffix

-ούλα • (-oúla) f (masculine -ούλης •)

  1. added to a (usually feminine) noun or adjective to create diminutive nouns:
    ‎αδελφή (adelfí, “sister”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎αδελφούλα (adelfoúla)
    ‎λέξη (léxi, “word”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎λεξούλα (lexoúla)
    ‎μύγα (mýga, “fly”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎μυγούλα (mygoúla)
    ‎σάκος (sákos, “sack, bag”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎σακούλα (sakoúla)
    ‎μικρή (mikrí, “small”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎μικρούλα (mikroúla)

Declension
declension of -ούλα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -ούλα • -ούλες •
genitive -ούλας • —
accusative -ούλα • -ούλες •
vocative -ούλα • -ούλες •
The genitive plural form -ουλών is very rare or grammatically incorrect.

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -ούλα
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