-ούλι

Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably derived from -ούλα (-oúla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuli/

Suffix

-ούλι • (-oúli) n

  1. added to a (usually neuter) noun or adjective to create diminutive nouns:
    ‎αβγό (avgó, “egg”) + ‎-ούλι (-oúli) → ‎αβγούλι (avgoúli)
    ‎σάκος (sákos, “sack, bag”) + ‎-ούλι (-oúli) → ‎σακούλι (sakoúli)
    ‎μικρό (mikró, “small”) + ‎-ούλι (-oúli) → ‎μικρούλι (mikroúli)

Declension

Declension of -ούλι
singular plural
nominative -ούλι (-oúli) -ούλια (-oúlia)
genitive -ουλιού (-oulioú) -ουλιών (-oulión)
accusative -ούλι (-oúli) -ούλια (-oúlia)
vocative -ούλι (-oúli) -ούλια (-oúlia)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ούλι
αβγούλι
σακούλι
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