-cule

-cule

See also: cule, culé, and 'cule

English

Alternative forms

Suffix

-cule

  1. (diminutive) Used to form diminutive nouns.
    Synonyms: (suffixes) -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-

Usage notes

Surfaces as both -cule and -cle. For example, cubicular and cubicle.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cule
animalcule
canalicule
cornicle
cysticule
opuscule
poeticule
tabernacle
tussiculation

Latin

Suffix

-cule

  1. vocative masculine singular of -culus
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