-culae

Morpheme

-culae

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin plural feminine diminutive noun suffix of -cula

Etymology

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

Evidence

aciculae, auriculae, claviculae, corbiculae, lenticulae, naviculae, nubeculae, pelliculae, pseudonaviculae, scrobicula, securiculae, synapticulae, trabeculae, valleculae, valliculae