-уля
See also: -уле
Russian
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edit-у́ля • (-úlja)
- Suffix used to form nouns, often colloquial and endearing, from nouns or adjectives. Sometimes a new meaning is imparted.
- ба́ба (bába, “grandmother”) + -у́ля (-úlja) → бабу́ля (babúlja, “granny (affectionate term)”)
- дед (ded, “grandfather”) + -у́ля (-úlja) → деду́ля (dedúlja, “grandad (affectionate term)”)
- ход (xod, “walk, walking”) + -у́ля (-úlja) → ходу́ля (xodúlja, “stilt”)
- чи́стый (čístyj, “clean”) + -ю́ля (-júlja) → чистю́ля (čistjúlja, “clean freak (one who obsesses over cleanliness)”)
- гря́зный (grjáznyj, “dirty”) + -у́ля (-úlja) → грязну́ля (grjaznúlja, “dirty person”)
Declension
editDeclension of -у́ля (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of -у́ля (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-a)