-ulo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ulo"

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈulo]

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• Rhymes: -ulo
• Hyphenation: u‧lo

Suffix

-ulo (nominal)

1. 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”)

2. (zoology) member of group of animals characterized by the root

   mamulo, skvamulo, spongulo, vertebrulo

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ulo

• 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

1. 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

Ido terms suffixed with -ulo

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

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ulus