-ούλης

Greek

Etymology

-ούλι (-oúli) +‎ -ης (-is).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈulis/

Suffix

-ούλης • (-oúlis) m (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)

Declension
declension of -ούλης
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -ούλης • -ούληδες •
genitive -ούλη • -ούληδων •
accusative -ούλη • -ούληδες •
vocative -ούλη • -ούληδες •

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -ούλης
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