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-uleius

-uleius

Latin

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ulēius m (feminine -ulēia, neuter -ulēium); first/second declension

  1. forms nomina gentilicia
    AuruncīAurunculēius
    SeptimusSeptimulēius
  2. forms pejorative adjectives and substantives from verbs and nouns

Usage notes

This suffix combines with the supine stem of verbs to create pejorative adjectives.

sequorsecūtumsecūtulēius
loquorlocūtumlocūtulēius

Pejorative forms also appear to form from noun stems on occasion.

lēxlēgislēgulēius

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative -ulēius -ulēia -ulēium -ulēiī -ulēiae -ulēia
genitive -ulēiī -ulēiae -ulēiī -ulēiōrum -ulēiārum -ulēiōrum
dative -ulēiō -ulēiō -ulēiīs
accusative -ulēium -ulēiam -ulēium -ulēiōs -ulēiās -ulēia
ablative -ulēiō -ulēiā -ulēiō -ulēiīs
vocative -ulēie -ulēia -ulēium -ulēiī -ulēiae -ulēia

See also

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-uleius'>Latin words suffixed with -uleius</a>

References

  1. -eius -eia, Leumann, Manu, Johann Baptist Hofmann, and Anton Szantyr. Lateinische Grammatik. Vol. 1. CH Beck, 1977.