-ulo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ulo"

Esperanto

Etymology

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Russian -у́ля (-úlja)bor.?

Proto-Slavic *-uľa

Polish -ulabor.?

Esperanto -ulo

Probably from Russian -у́ля (-úlja) and Polish -ula, both feminine noun suffixes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈulo/
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Rhymes: -ulo
Syllabification: u‧lo

Suffix

-ulo (nominal)

person characterized by the quality expressed in the root
‎avara (“avaricious”) + ‎-ulo → ‎avarulo (“a miser”)

‎fervora (“zealous”) + ‎-ulo → ‎fervorulo (“a zealot”)

‎juna (“young”) + ‎-ulo → ‎junulo (“a young person”)
(zoology) member of group of animals characterized by the root
mamulo, skvamulo, spongulo, vertebrulo

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ulo

ambaŭseksemulo

formikomanĝulo

malsanulejestrinaĉo

plenkreskiĝulo

abstinenculo (“teetotaler”)
aĉulo (“wretch”)
adultulo (“adulterer”)
barbulo (“bearded person”)
belulo (“good-looking person, attractive person, handsome person”)
blankulo (“white person”)
blindulo (“blind person”)
blondulo (“blond person”)
bonulo (“nice person”)
bravulo (“jolly good fellow”)
flavulo (“yellow person”)
fortulo (“strong person”)
krimulo (“criminal”)
nigrulo (“black person”)
samseksemulo (“homosexual”)
ulo (“bloke, chap, dude, fellow, guy”)
unukornulo (“unicorn”)

Ido

Etymology

Back-formation from maskulo (“male”). Decision no. 714, Progreso V, 1090, Progreso VI.

Suffix

-ulo

suffix denoting masculinity or a male
Synonym: -maskulo

Antonym: -ino

‎avo (“grandparent”) + ‎-ulo → ‎avulo (“grandfather”)

‎filio (“child, offspring”) + ‎-ulo → ‎filiulo (“son”)

‎frato (“sibling”) + ‎-ulo → ‎fratulo (“brother”)

‎kavalo (“horse”) + ‎-ulo → ‎kavalulo (“stallion”)

‎kuzo (“cousin”) + ‎-ulo → ‎kuzulo (“(male) cousin”)

‎nepoto (“grandchild”) + ‎-ulo → ‎nepotulo (“grandson”)

‎nevo (“nephew or niece, nibling”) + ‎-ulo → ‎nevulo (“nephew”)

‎onklo (“uncle or aunt”) + ‎-ulo → ‎onklulo (“uncle”)

‎rejo (“monarch”) + ‎-ulo → ‎rejulo (“king”)

‎spozo (“spouse”) + ‎-ulo → ‎spozulo (“husband”)

‎yuno (“child”) + ‎-ulo → ‎yunulo (“boy”)

Derived terms

References

Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 395, 472, 551, 616, 617
Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 22, 26, 93, 96, 97
Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 65, 277, 487
Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, page 212
Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 92, 353

Latin

Suffix

-ulō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ulus

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.lɔ/
Rhymes: -ulɔ
Syllabification: -u‧lo

Suffix

-ulo (noun suffix form)

vocative singular of -ula

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