-uleius

== Latin == === Etymology === A compound of the diminutive suffix -ulus with the nomen-gentilicium–forming suffix -eius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ʊ.ɫɛj.jʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.le.jus] Note: although the syllable is heavy due to the regularly geminate intervocalic /j/, the vowel is thought to have been short on etymological grounds. === Suffix === -uleius (feminine -uleia, neuter -uleium); first/second-declension suffix forms nomina gentilicia ‎Auruncī → ‎Aurunculeius ‎Septimus → ‎Septimuleius forms pejorative adjectives and substantives from verbs and nouns ==== Usage notes ==== This suffix combines with the supine stem of verbs to create pejorative adjectives. sequor → secūtum → secūtuleius loquor → locūtum → locūtuleius Pejorative forms also appear to form from noun stems on occasion. lēx → lēgis → lēguleius ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. The masculine vocative singular is bisyllabic. === See also === === References ===