-ola

Morpheme

-ola

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular feminine diminutive suffix (plural -olae), commercial suffix, pejorative suffix

Etymology

Italian -ola; Latin -ola, from -ula, from -ulus, from -lus, variant of -ulus, from -lus

Evidence

bicupola, caveola, cupola, fasciola, foveola, granola, Lutreola, ostiola, payola, roseola

Homographs

-ola