Morpheme
-(o)l(e) [-ole, -ol, -le]
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive suffix
Etymology
(1) Italian -olo, -ola; Latin -olus, variant of -ulus, from -lus; (2) Latin -olus, -ola, -olum, variant of -ulus, from -lus; (3) Ancient Greek -ōlon
Evidence
aureole, bronciole, capitol, creole, cupolar, eidolic, eidolism, eidoloscope, escarole, fumarole, gladiole, gloriole, idol, idolism, idolistic, idolization, idolize, idolized, idolizes, idolizing, idols, malleolar, manciple, mancipleship, nucleolar, nucleolic, nucleoliform, nucleoloid, -olar, -olic, -oliform, -oloid, oriole, ostiole, ovariole, pareidolia, pareidolic, scariole, sciolist, vacuole, vitriol
Notes
not part of the -olent or -olence suffixes
rarely surfaces as -le
