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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ula

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
-u-la
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forming diminutive nouns.

suffix

Denoting things associated with, or compared to, Dracula: Count Chocula, Bunnicula, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula Borrowed from Latin -ula. Doublet of -ule.

Questions

What does -ula mean?
Forming diminutive nouns.
Where does -ula come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula Borrowed from Latin -ula. Doublet of -ule.

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