1. The paragraph means that you can make diminutives by adding -oula or -itsa to female names, and -aki to male names.
2. No idea.
3. The male equivalent is -aki or -ako (it says it right there in the text!)
If you want a more colloquial explanation of Greek diminutives, check out this thread:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=15029&board=gen
~ Ivayla,
skillfully disguised as a responsible adultThis message was edited 2/11/2006, 3:46 PM