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Meaning of -ulja | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a pejorative for woman, animal, plant or object.

morpheme

Equivalents

Hrvatski -ulja
Српски -ulja

Examples

“vlȃs (“single hair”) + -ulja → vlàsulja (“wig”)”
“žáriti (“to emit heat”) + -ulja → žàrulja (“lightbulb”)”
“krȋv (“curved”) + -ulja → krìvulja (“curve”)”
“mȑk (“dark”) + -ulja → mr̀kulja (“dark-haired cow”)”
“páhati (“to flutter”) + -ulja → pàhulja (“snowflake”)”
“pòbjeći (“to run away”) + -ulja → pobjègulja (“runaway”)”
“pȑžiti (“to roast”) + -ulja → pr̀žulja (“roasting dish”)”
“ròsa (“dew”) + -ulja → ròsulja (“sundew”)”
“crijȇp (“roof tile”) + -ulja → crèpulja (“clay dish”)”
“čìtati (“to read”) + -ulja → čìtulja (“obituary”)”
“upìšati se (“to piss oneself”) + -ulja → upìšulja (mildly vulgar for “little girl”)”
“Bȃčkā (geographical region in Serbia) + -ulja → Bàčkulja (surname)”
“tŕkati (“to run”) + -ulja → Tr̀kulja (surname)”
“bȕkva (“beech”) + -ulja → Bùkulja (mountain in Serbia)”
“žȅga (“hotness”) + -ulja → Žègulja (place in Herzegovina)”

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