Morpheme
-c(u)le [-cule, -cle]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Lating diminutive or instrumental suffix
Etymology
French -cule or Latin -culus, -cula, -culum
Evidence
aedicule, animalcule, clavicle, corpuscle, corpuscular, cubicle, curricular, fascicle, fascicule, graticulate, minuscule, molecule, monticle, monticule, muscle, muscular, opuscule, orbicular, orbicle, orbicule, pandiculation, pedicle, poeticule, tabernacle, tuberculosis, vascular, ventricle
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle], -unculi, -unculus
