-ola

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• Rhymes: -əʊlə

From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine form of -ulus, -lus (diminutive suffix).

-ola

1. Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.
2. (entertainment industry) Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery.
3. Used to form humorous and pejorative words.

• (commercial names at Wikipedia): Motorola, Moviola, Movieola, Pianola (in article on player pianos), Radiola, Shinola, Victrola

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”).

-ola

1. Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness

• Mazola
• canola

• Crayola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• AOL, LOA, Lao, Loa, OAL, loa

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔ.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔ.la]

-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oles)

1. female equivalent of -ol

From Latin -olus. Doublet of -oa, which is no longer productive.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔlɐ]

-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)

1. indicates either a diminutive or sometimes a pejorative derived form

   ‎pixa (“penis”) + ‎-ola → ‎pirola (“dick”)

   ‎galiña (“hen”) + ‎-ola → ‎galiñola (“moorhen”)

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-ola

1. inflection of -olus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

-olā

1. ablative feminine singular of -olus

Learned borrowing from Latin -olus.

-ola m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)

1. indicates a diminutive, sometimes pejorative

   ‎sacho (“mattock (agricultural tool)”) + ‎-ola → ‎sachola (“light garden hoe”)

   ‎camisa (“shirt”) + ‎-ola → ‎camisola (“camisole”) (Brazil)

   ‎gabar (“to brag”) + ‎-ola → ‎gabarola (“braggart”)

   ‎gordo (“fat”) + ‎-ola → ‎gordola (“fattie”) (pejorative)

   ‎nerd (“nerd”) + ‎-ola → ‎nerdola (“no-life nerd”) (pejorative)

• IPA^(key): /ɔɫa/

-ola f

1. nominal suffix

• This suffix is only used in one word: mŕtvola, hence the genitive plural form -ôl is hypothetical.