-уля

See also: -уле

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -у́лька (-úlʹka) — diminutive
  • -ю́ля (-júlja)

Pronunciation

  • -у́ля: IPA(key): [ˈulʲə]

Suffix

-у́ля • (-úlja)

  1. Suffix used to form nouns, often colloquial and endearing, from nouns or adjectives. Sometimes a new meaning is imparted.
    ‎ба́ба (bába, “grandmother”) + ‎-у́ля (-úlja) → ‎бабу́ля (babúlja, “granny (affectionate term)”)
    ‎дед (ded, “grandfather”) + ‎-у́ля (-úlja) → ‎деду́ля (dedúlja, “grandad (affectionate term)”)
    ‎ход (xod, “walk, walking”) + ‎-у́ля (-úlja) → ‎ходу́ля (xodúlja, “stilt”)
    ‎чи́стый (čístyj, “clean”) + ‎-ю́ля (-júlja) → ‎чистю́ля (čistjúlja, “clean freak (one who obsesses over cleanliness)”)
    ‎гря́зный (grjáznyj, “dirty”) + ‎-у́ля (-úlja) → ‎грязну́ля (grjaznúlja, “dirty person”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -уля
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