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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ula, feminine form of -ulus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ούλα • (-oúla) f (masculine -ούλης)
- 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
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ούλα (-oúla)
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-ούλες (-oúles)
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| genitive
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-ούλας (-oúlas)
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| accusative
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-ούλα (-oúla)
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-ούλες (-oúles)
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| vocative
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-ούλα (-oúla)
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-ούλες (-oúles)
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The genitive plural form -ουλών is very rare or grammatically incorrect.
Derived terms