-b(u)le

Morpheme

-b(u)le

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin noun suffix denoting an instrument, vessel, place

Etymology

Latin -bulum, -bula

Evidence

acetabulum, infundibular, infundibulum, latibula, latibulize, latibulum, mandible, mandibular, mandibulary, mandibulate, mandibulous, patibulum, prostibule, thurible