-uleus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -uleus

From -ulus + -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈʊ.ɫe.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.le.us]

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

• “-uleus” on page 2,084/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)