Morpheme
-ellae
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin plural feminine diminutive noun suffix of -ella
Etymology
Latin -ellae, from -ella, from -ellus, variant of -ulus from rebracketing of diminutives (e.g. libellus from liber + -lus, fēmella from fēmina + -la) and diminutives of diminutives (porcellus from porculus + -lus), from -lus
Evidence
campanellae, columnellae, micellae, vorticellae
