Morpheme
-(u)le [-ule, -le]
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive and instrumental suffix
Etymology
French -ule; Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum, from -lus
Evidence
acidulate, acidulous, aculeus, appendicle, appendicular, arenulous, aurulent, barbule, bibulate, bibulous, calculate, calicle, Caligulan, Caligulian, callidulid, Callidulidae, Campanulaceae, Campanuloideae, canticle, capsule, cartulary, cedule, cervicular, cingle, circle, circular, circulate, clausular, copular, corbulid, Corbulidae, cupule, cupulolithiasis, cymule, dilucular, farinulent, fenestrule, flammule, formulary, formulate, formulism, formulist, formulize, frenulate, fruticulose, Fundulidae, glaebule, garrulous, gemmule, glandular, globule, granule, habenular, hispidulous, lentulid, lobule, lophulid, lunule, machinule, matriculate, membranule, module, morular, moruloid, mucronule, nodular, nodule, nucl-, nucleus, nummular, ovule, patellulate, pilule, pinnulate, planetule, Portulaca, punctule, radicle, ramulose, ranular, ridicule, Romulan, rotular, saccule, schedule, scruples, scrupulous, serrulate, silicle, silicule, spatular, spatulate, spatuloid, spicule, spinule, Spirulina, Strigulaceae, subaculear, tegular, tumulate, tunicle, turbulent, -ular, -ulary, -ulate, -ulei, -ulence, -ulent, -uleus, -uloid, Umbellularia, undulate, ungular, ungulate, valvule, vesicle, virgule, vocular, vocule, vocules, volvulate, zonule
Notes
not part of the -ulent or -ulence suffixes
Doublet
-ulus
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -aculum, -acula, -c(u)l(e) [-cule, -cle, -cul], -cula, -culae, -culum, -cula, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -cel(l) [-cel, -cell], -cole, -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -ulo, -ellus, -ellum, -ella, -ellae, -ella, -elle, -ello, -ela, -el, -euil, -eil, -eille, -eau, -ot, -olon, -olus, -olum, -(o)l(e) [-ole, -ol, -le], -ola, -olae, -olo, -oli, -unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle], -unculus, -unculi, -uncula, -unculae, -ucc, -illus, -illi, -illa, -illae, -illum, -illa, -illo, -(i)l(l)(e) [-il, -ill, -ille, -le], -ille, -ille, -itelli
Homographs
Ule, (U)le [Ule, Le], -(e)le [-ele, -le], -(e)l(e) [-le, -el, -l], -(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le], -(i)l(l)(e) [-il, -ill, -ille, -le], -(o)l(e) [-ole, -ol, -le]
