Morpheme
-culus
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin singular masculine diminutive noun suffix (plural -culi)
Etymology
Latin -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
articulus, canaliculus, cauliculus, colliculus, folliculus, fonticulus, funiculus, homunculus, lenticulus, monticulus, musculus, panniculus, Passerculus, pediculus, ponticulus, pulvisculus, reniculus, unguiculus, utriculus, ventriculus
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -aculum, -acula, -c(u)l(e) [-cule, -cle, -cul], -cula, -culae, -culum, -cula, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -cel(l) [-cel, -cell], -cole, -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -ulo, -ellus, -ellum, -ella, -ellae, -ella, -elle, -ello, -ela, -el, -euil, -eil, -eille, -eau, -ot, -olon, -olus, -olum, -(o)l(e) [-ole, -ol, -le], -ola, -olae, -olo, -oli, -unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle], -unculus, -unculi, -uncula, -unculae, -ucc, -illus, -illi, -illa, -illae, -illum, -illa, -illo, -(i)l(l)(e) [-il, -ill, -ille, -le], -ille, -ille, -itelli
