-ulate

Morpheme

-ulate

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, characterized by, or pertaining to a state or quality” corresponding to diminutive -ula nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -ula + -at(e)

Evidence

fossulate

See Also

-ula, -at(e) [-ate, -at]

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