Ulcer

Morpheme

Ulcer

Type

free base

Denotation

sore, wound

Etymology

Latin ulcerāre, from ulcera, from ulcus

Evidence

ulcer, ulcers, ulcerate, ulcerates, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulcerative, ulcered, ulcerously, ulcerousness, ulcerous, ulcering, ulceratory, ulcerable, antiulcer, ulcera

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

Doublet

Ulcus

See Also

Ulcus