-ulum

Morpheme

-ulum

Type

suffix

Denotation

instrument suffix (plural -ula)

Etymology

Latin -ulum, from -culum, from -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus

Evidence

capitulum, cingulum, coagulum, frenulum, jugulum, pendulum, Pratulum, speculum, spiculum, vinculum

See Also

-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -c(u)le [-cule, -cle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulus, -uli, -ulo, -ellus, -ellum, -ella