-cula

Morpheme

-cula

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin plural neuter diminutive noun suffix of -culum

Etymology

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

Evidence

animalcula, corcula, cornicula, curricula, diverticula, opuscula, oscula, reticula, synapticula, tubercula, vascula

Homographs

-cula