Morpheme
-c(u)le [-cule, -cle]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Lating diminutive or instrumental suffix
Etymology
French -cule or Latin -culus, -cula, -culum, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
aedicule, animalcule, article, articulate, clavicle, corbicular, cornicle, corpuscle, corpuscular, cubicle, -cular, curricular, fascicle, fascicule, geniculate, graticulate, -icular, -icule, lenticle, lenticular, minuscule, molecule, monticle, monticule, muscle, muscular, opuscule, orbicular, orbicle, orbicule, pandiculation, pedicle, pellicle, pellicule, poeticule, ponticular, tabernacle, tuberculosis, utricle, vascular, vehicle, vehicular, ventricle
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -ulo, -ellus, -ellum, -ella, -ella
