Morpheme
-aculum
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin singular neuter diminutive and instrumental noun suffix (plural -acula)
Etymology
Latin -aculum, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem + -culum, from -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
gubernaculum, hibernaculum, receptaculum, retinaculum, spiraculum, subligaculum, tenaculum, umbraculum, vibraculum
