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Greek
Etymology
-ούλι (-oúli) + -ης (-is).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ούλης • (-oúlis) m (feminine -ούλα)
- added to a (usually masculine) noun or adjective to create diminutive nouns and adjectives:
- αδελφός (adelfós, “brother”) + -ούλης (-oúlis) → αδελφούλης (adelfoúlis)
- Θεός (Theós, “God”) + -ούλης (-oúlis) → θεούλης (theoúlis)
- χαζός (chazós, “stupid”) + -ούλης (-oúlis) → χαζούλης (chazoúlis)
- εαυτός (eaftós, “self”) + -ούλης (-oúlis) → εαυτούλης (eaftoúlis)
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