-ula
-ula
Latin
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom, suffix forming instrumental nouns, with simplification of the suffix-initial stop when it came after another stop. However, the details of the development are debated.
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Alternatively, related to the suffix -ulus used to form some deverbal agent nouns such as gerulus, gerula.
Compare instrument nouns in -ulum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /u.la/, [ulä] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension
- Noun suffix denoting instrument.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ula | -ulae |
| Genitive | -ulae | -ulārum |
| Dative | -ulae | -ulīs |
| Accusative | -ulam | -ulās |
| Ablative | -ulā | -ulīs |
| Vocative | -ula | -ulae |