-ula

From Latin -ula. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz, whence no longer productive English -le (as in dimple and nozzle), Dutch -el, German -el.

-ula

1. Used to form taxonomic names, usually of genera; small-.

• See -ula at Wikispecies.

Borrowed from Latin -ula.^[1] Doublet of -ule.

-ula

1. Forming diminutive nouns.

   ‎marimba + ‎-ula → ‎marimbula

   ‎ameba + ‎-ula → ‎amebula

• The suffix is not very productive in English and most common in words directly borrowed from Latin.

-u +‎ -la

-ula (front vowel harmony variant -ylä, linguistic notation -UlA)

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

• The suffix is productive. See, for instance, vempula.

Inflection of -ula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		-ula	-ulat
genitive		-ulan	-uloiden -uloitten
partitive		-ulaa	-uloita
illative		-ulaan	-uloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-ula	-ulat
accusative	nom.	-ula	-ulat
	gen.	-ulan
genitive		-ulan	-uloiden -uloitten -ulain rare
partitive		-ulaa	-uloita
inessive		-ulassa	-uloissa
elative		-ulasta	-uloista
illative		-ulaan	-uloihin
adessive		-ulalla	-uloilla
ablative		-ulalta	-uloilta
allative		-ulalle	-uloille
essive		-ulana	-uloina
translative		-ulaksi	-uloiksi
abessive		-ulatta	-uloitta
instructive		—	-uloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -ula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ulani -ulani accusative nom. -ulani -ulani gen. -ulani genitive -ulani -uloideni -uloitteni -ulaini rare partitive -ulaani -uloitani inessive -ulassani -uloissani elative -ulastani -uloistani illative -ulaani -uloihini adessive -ulallani -uloillani ablative -ulaltani -uloiltani allative -ulalleni -uloilleni essive -ulanani -uloinani translative -ulakseni -uloikseni abessive -ulattani -uloittani instructive — — comitative — -uloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ulasi -ulasi accusative nom. -ulasi -ulasi gen. -ulasi genitive -ulasi -uloidesi -uloittesi -ulaisi rare partitive -ulaasi -uloitasi inessive -ulassasi -uloissasi elative -ulastasi -uloistasi illative -ulaasi -uloihisi adessive -ulallasi -uloillasi ablative -ulaltasi -uloiltasi allative -ulallesi -uloillesi essive -ulanasi -uloinasi translative -ulaksesi -uloiksesi abessive -ulattasi -uloittasi instructive — — comitative — -uloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ulamme -ulamme accusative nom. -ulamme -ulamme gen. -ulamme genitive -ulamme -uloidemme -uloittemme -ulaimme rare partitive -ulaamme -uloitamme inessive -ulassamme -uloissamme elative -ulastamme -uloistamme illative -ulaamme -uloihimme adessive -ulallamme -uloillamme ablative -ulaltamme -uloiltamme allative -ulallemme -uloillemme essive -ulanamme -uloinamme translative -ulaksemme -uloiksemme abessive -ulattamme -uloittamme instructive — — comitative — -uloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ulanne -ulanne accusative nom. -ulanne -ulanne gen. -ulanne genitive -ulanne -uloidenne -uloittenne -ulainne rare partitive -ulaanne -uloitanne inessive -ulassanne -uloissanne elative -ulastanne -uloistanne illative -ulaanne -uloihinne adessive -ulallanne -uloillanne ablative -ulaltanne -uloiltanne allative -ulallenne -uloillenne essive -ulananne -uloinanne translative -ulaksenne -uloiksenne abessive -ulattanne -uloittanne instructive — — comitative — -uloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -ulansa -ulansa accusative nom. -ulansa -ulansa gen. -ulansa genitive -ulansa -uloidensa -uloittensa -ulainsa rare partitive -ulaansa -uloitaan -uloitansa inessive -ulassaan -ulassansa -uloissaan -uloissansa elative -ulastaan -ulastansa -uloistaan -uloistansa illative -ulaansa -uloihinsa adessive -ulallaan -ulallansa -uloillaan -uloillansa ablative -ulaltaan -ulaltansa -uloiltaan -uloiltansa allative -ulalleen -ulallensa -uloilleen -uloillensa essive -ulanaan -ulanansa -uloinaan -uloinansa translative -ulakseen -ulaksensa -uloikseen -uloiksensa abessive -ulattaan -ulattansa -uloittaan -uloittansa instructive — — comitative — -uloineen -uloinensa

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom, suffix forming instrumental nouns, with simplification of the suffix-initial stop when it came after another stop. However, the details of the development are debated.

Alternatively, related to the suffix -ulus used to form some deverbal agent nouns such as gerulus, gerula.^[2]

Compare instrument nouns in -ulum.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä] (stressed on the antepenult)

-ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension

1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.

   ‎regō + ‎-ula → ‎rēgula

   ‎tegō + ‎-ula → ‎tēgula

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ula	-ulae
Genitive	-ulae	-ulārum
Dative	-ulae	-ulīs
Accusative	-ulam	-ulās
Ablative	-ulā	-ulīs
Vocative	-ula	-ulae

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• -ula: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• -ula: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]
• -ulā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u.laː/, [ʊɫ̪äː]
• -ulā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]

-ula

1. inflection of -ulus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

-ulā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ulus

• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Compare Russian -у́ля (-úlja).

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• IPA^(key): /ˈu.la/

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• Rhymes: -ula
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-ula f

1. forms feminine nouns, usually endearing

   ‎baba + ‎-ula → ‎babula

• -ula in Polish dictionaries at PWN