Meaning of -улка | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns.
   feminine, morpheme
2. Denominal, forming feminine animal nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) inchoative verb.
   feminine, morpheme

Examples

“гъдувам (gǎduvam, “to play a melody/refrain”) → гъдулка (gǎdulka, “gadulka”)”

“висвам (visvam, “to hang”) → висулка (visulka, “hood”)”

“невеста (nevesta, “bride, newly wedded”) → *невестувам (*nevestuvam) → невестулка (nevestulka, “weasel”)”

“свят (svjat, “world, light”) → светувам (svetuvam, “to light up”) (obsolete) → светулка (svetulka, “firefly”)”

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