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-ula

-ula suffix: forming diminutive nouns.

Suffix

-ula

  1. Forming diminutive nouns.
    • marimba + -ula → marimbula
    • ameba + -ula → amebula
  2. Denoting things associated with, or compared to, Dracula: Count Chocula, Bunnicula, etc.

Origin of -ula

Borrowed from Latin -ula. Doublet of -ule.

Questions about -ula

What does -ula mean?
-ula means forming diminutive nouns.
What part of speech is -ula?
-ula is a suffix.

Words near -ula in the dictionary

  1. -types
  2. -typic
  3. -u-
  4. -ual
  5. -uide
  6. -ula
  7. -ule
  8. -ulose
  9. -um
  10. -umab
  11. -ums

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