-culum

Morpheme

-culum

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular neuter diminutive and instrumental noun suffix (plural -cula)

Etymology

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

Evidence

animalculum, corbiculum, corculum, corniculum, curriculum, diverticulum, Janiculum, opusculum, orbuculum, osculum, procrusculum, reticulum, synapticulum, tuberculum, vasculum