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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ulo"
Esperanto
Etymology
Probably from Russian -у́ля (-úlja) and Polish -ula, both feminine noun suffixes.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ulo (nominal)
- person characterized by the quality expressed in the root
- (zoology) member of group of animals characterized by the root
Derived terms
- abstinenculo (“teetotaler”)
- aĉulo (“wretch”)
- adultulo (“adulterer”)
- barbulo (“bearded person”)
- belulo (“good-looking person, attractive person, handsome person”)
- blankulo (“white person”)
- blindulo (“blind person”)
- blondulo (“blond person”)
- bonulo (“nice person”)
- bravulo (“jolly good fellow”)
- flavulo (“yellow person”)
- fortulo (“strong person”)
- krimulo (“criminal”)
- nigrulo (“black person”)
- samseksemulo (“homosexual”)
- ulo (“bloke, chap, dude, fellow, guy”)
- unukornulo (“unicorn”)
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Ido
Etymology
Back-formation from maskulo (“male”). Decision no. 714, Progreso V, 1090, Progreso VI.
Suffix
-ulo
- suffix denoting masculinity or a male
- Synonym: -maskulo
- Antonym: -ino
- avo (“grandparent”) + -ulo → avulo (“grandfather”)
- filio (“child, offspring”) + -ulo → filiulo (“son”)
- frato (“sibling”) + -ulo → fratulo (“brother”)
- kavalo (“horse”) + -ulo → kavalulo (“stallion”)
- kuzo (“cousin”) + -ulo → kuzulo (“(male) cousin”)
- nepoto (“grandchild”) + -ulo → nepotulo (“grandson”)
- nevo (“nephew or niece, nibling”) + -ulo → nevulo (“nephew”)
- onklo (“uncle or aunt”) + -ulo → onklulo (“uncle”)
- rejo (“monarch”) + -ulo → rejulo (“king”)
- spozo (“spouse”) + -ulo → spozulo (“husband”)
- yuno (“child”) + -ulo → yunulo (“boy”)
Derived terms
References
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Latin
Suffix
-ulō
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