-ula

Morpheme

-ula

Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) instrument suffix (plural of -ulum); (1) diminutive suffix (plural -ulae)

Etymology

(1) Latin -ula, from -ulum, from -culum; (2) Latin -ula

Evidence

cannula, cingula, coagula, formula, furcula, lunula, morula, nebula, pendula, retinula, spatula, specula, tabula, vesicula, vincula

See Also

-a, -ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -c(u)le [-cule, -cle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle], -unculi, -unculus, -ucc