-ούλης

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Greek

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Etymology

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-ούλι (-oúli) +‎ -ης (-is).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ούλης (-oúlism (feminine -ούλα )

  1. added to a (usually masculine) noun or adjective to create diminutive nouns and adjectives:
    αδελφός (adelfós, brother) + ‎-ούλης (-oúlis) → ‎αδελφούλης (adelfoúlis)
    Θεός (Theós, God) + ‎-ούλης (-oúlis) → ‎θεούλης (theoúlis)
    χαζός (chazós, stupid) + ‎-ούλης (-oúlis) → ‎χαζούλης (chazoúlis)
    εαυτός (eaftós, self) + ‎-ούλης (-oúlis) → ‎εαυτούλης (eaftoúlis)

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Derived terms

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