suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-uleius
-uleius (feminine -uleia, neuter -uleium)
Classical[ʊ.ɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[u.le.jus]
Meaning
- morphemesuffixforms nomina gentilicia
Auruncī → Aurunculeius
Septimus → Septimuleius
- morphemesuffixforms pejorative adjectives and substantives from verbs and nouns
Origins
A compound of the diminutive suffix -ulus with the nomen-gentilicium–forming suffix -eius.