-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle]

Morpheme

-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle]

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin diminutive and instrumental suffix

Etymology

Latin (1) -aculum, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem + -culum, from -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus and (2) -culum

Evidence

cenacle, gubernacular, hibernacle, jentacular, manacle, miracle, miraculous, obstacle, oracle, oracular, receptacle, spectacle, spectacular, spiracle, tabernacle, tenacle, tentacle, tentacular, umbracular, umbraculate, vibraculoid

See Also

-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -aculum, -acula, -cula, -culae, -culum, -cula, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -cel(l) [-cel, -cell], -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus