-cula

Morpheme

-cula

Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) instrument suffix (plural of -culum); (2) diminutive suffix (plural -culae)

Etymology

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

Evidence

corbicula, cornicula, curricula, diverticula, lenticula, orbicula