-uleus

Latin

Etymology

From -ulus + -eus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension

  1. suffix forming masculine diminutives
    aculeus ← acus
    equuleus ← equus
    hinnuleus ← hinnus
    manuleus ← manus
    nucleus ← *nuculeus ← nux

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative -uleus -uleī
genitive -uleī -uleōrum
dative -uleō -uleīs
accusative -uleum -uleōs
ablative -uleō -uleīs
vocative -ulee -uleī

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -uleus
aculeus
caeruleus
equuleus
hinnuleus

References

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