-ül

Derived terms
See.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words. The final vowel is dropped.
 *  is added to front-vowel words. The final vowel is dropped.
 *  is added to front-vowel words. The final vowel is dropped.

Suffix

 * 1)   as, with the intention of

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
 *  is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.

Derived terms
See.

Suffix

 * 1) offspring, young (of an animal), young organism (animal or plant) (e.g., torül = young bull, bullock; kunül = young cow, heifer; lupül = wolf cub)
 * 2)  (e.g., Samül = Sammy)

Usage notes

 * In many languages, the diminutive form of a word can also be used to denote not (just) littleness but (also) affection or intimacy (for the word's referent), whereas in Volapük this secondary meaning of the diminutive is split off, since Volapük attempts, somewhat like Lojban, to avoid polysemy.