-olus

Morpheme

-olus

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular masculine diminutive suffix (plural -oli)

Etymology

Latin -olus, variant of -ulus, from -lus

Evidence

alveolus, amphinucleolus, Capreolus, corneolus, endonucleolus, gladiolus, luteolus, malleolus, nucleolus, Oriolus, radiolus