"-uleus" meaning in Latin

See -uleus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈʊ.ɫe.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈuː.le.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus From -ulus + -eus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|-ulus|-eus|id=diminutive|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-uleus<2>}} -uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-uleus<2>}} Forms: -uleī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -uleus [nominative, singular], -uleī [nominative, plural], -uleī [genitive, singular], -uleōrum [genitive, plural], -uleō [dative, singular], -uleīs [dative, plural], -uleum [accusative, singular], -uleōs [accusative, plural], -uleō [ablative, singular], -uleīs [ablative, plural], -ulee [singular, vocative], -uleī [plural, vocative]
  1. suffix forming masculine diminutives Tags: declension-2, masculine, morpheme

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-ulus",
        "3": "-eus",
        "id": "diminutive",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nProto-Italic *-eos\nLatin -eus\nLatin -uleus",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nProto-Italic *-eos\nLatin -eus\nLatin -uleus\nFrom -ulus + -eus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ulee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-uleus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "-uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension",
      "name": "la-suffix-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-uleus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine suffixes in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aculeus ← acus"
        },
        {
          "text": "equuleus ← equus"
        },
        {
          "text": "hinnuleus ← hinnus"
        },
        {
          "text": "manuleus ← manus"
        },
        {
          "text": "nucleus ← *nuculeus ← nux"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming masculine diminutives"
      ],
      "id": "en--uleus-la-suffix-Rkq7sKjC",
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊ.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuː.le.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-uleus"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-ulus",
        "3": "-eus",
        "id": "diminutive",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nProto-Italic *-eos\nLatin -eus\nLatin -uleus",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nProto-Italic *-eos\nLatin -eus\nLatin -uleus\nFrom -ulus + -eus.",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ulee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-uleus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "-uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension",
      "name": "la-suffix-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-uleus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine suffixes",
        "Latin masculine suffixes in the second declension",
        "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
        "Latin second declension suffixes",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aculeus ← acus"
        },
        {
          "text": "equuleus ← equus"
        },
        {
          "text": "hinnuleus ← hinnus"
        },
        {
          "text": "manuleus ← manus"
        },
        {
          "text": "nucleus ← *nuculeus ← nux"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming masculine diminutives"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊ.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuː.le.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-uleus"
}

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