-uleius

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Latin

Etymology

A compound of the diminutive suffix -ulus with the nomen-gentilicium–forming suffix -eius.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-uleius (feminine -uleia, neuter -uleium); first/second-declension suffix

  1. forms nomina gentilicia
    Auruncī → ‎Aurunculeius
    Septimus → ‎Septimuleius
  2. forms pejorative adjectives and substantives from verbs and nouns

Usage notes

This suffix combines with the supine stem of verbs to create pejorative adjectives.

sequorsecūtumsecūtuleius
loquorlocūtumlocūtuleius

Pejorative forms also appear to form from noun stems on occasion.

lēxlēgislēguleius

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

The Masculine Singular Vocative is bisyllabic.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) “-eius -eia”, in Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, page 289
  2. ^ Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) “325: Dekl. Sing. Vokativ”, in Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, page 424