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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
- forms nomina gentilicia
- Auruncī → Aurunculeius
- Septimus → Septimuleius
- forms pejorative adjectives and substantives from verbs and nouns
Usage notes
This suffix combines with the supine stem of verbs to create pejorative adjectives.
- sequor → secūtum → secūtuleius
- loquor → locūtum → locūtuleius
Pejorative forms also appear to form from noun stems on occasion.
- lēx → lēgis → lēguleius
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
The Masculine Singular Vocative is bisyllabic.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) “-eius -eia”, in Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, page 289
- ^ Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) “325: Dekl. Sing. Vokativ”, in Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, page 424