-c(u)le

Morpheme

-c(u)le

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, molecule, monticle, monticule, muscle, muscular, opuscule, orbicular, orbicle, orbicule, pandiculation, pedicle, poeticule, tabernacle, tuberculosis, vascular, ventricle

See Also

-ac(u)le, -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le, -ulum, -unculi, -unculus

Homographs

Cule