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-olus

-olus

See also: olus and Oluş

Latin

Suffix

-olus m (feminine -ola, neuter -olum); first/second declension

  1. inflected alternative form of -ulus

Usage notes

The suffix -olus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.

Examples:
fīliolus (young son), from fīlius (son)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative -olus -ola -olum -olī -olae -ola
genitive -olī -olae -olī -olōrum -olārum -olōrum
dative -olō -olō -olīs
accusative -olum -olam -olum -olōs -olās -ola
ablative -olō -olā -olō -olīs
vocative -ole -ola -olum -olī -olae -ola

Derived terms

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Descendants