Morpheme
-cula
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin singular feminine diminutive noun suffix (plural -culae), taxonomic suffix
Etymology
Latin -cula, from -culum, from -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
acicula, auricula, Canicula, clavicula, corbicula, lenticula, pseudonavicula, navicula, nubecula, Orbicula, pellicula, pinguicula, scrobicula, securicula, synapticula, trabecula, tussicula, vallecula, vallicula
