Morpheme
-(u)le [-ule, -le]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Anglicized and Gallicized Latin diminutive or instrumental suffix
Etymology
French -ule; Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum, from -lus
Evidence
acidulate, acidulous, aculeus, appendicle, appendicular, arenulous, barbule, bibulate, bibulous, calculate, calicle, Caligulan, Caligulian, Campanulaceae, Campanuloideae, canticle, capsule, cartulary, cedule, cervicular, cingle, circle, circular, circulate, clausular, copular, corbulid, Corbulidae, cupule, cupulolithiasis, cymule, dilucular, farinulent, fenestrule, flammule, formulary, formulate, formulism, formulist, formulize, frenulate, fruticulose, Fundulidae, glaebule, garrulous, gemmule, glandular, globule, granule, habenular, hispidulous, lentulid, lobule, lophulid, lunule, machinule, matriculate, membranule, module, morular, moruloid, mucronule, nodular, nodule, nucl-, nucleus, nummular, ovule, patellulate, pilule, pinnulate, planetule, Portulaca, punctule, radicle, ranular, ridicule, Romulan, rotular, saccule, schedule, scruples, scrupulous, serrulate, spatular, spatulate, spatuloid, spicule, spinule, Spirulina, Strigulaceae, subaculear, tegular, tunicle, -ular, -ulary, -ulate, -uloid, Umbellularia, undulate, ungular, ungulate, valvule, vesicle, virgule, vocular, vocule, vocules, volvulate, zonule
Notes
not part of the -ulent or -ulence suffixes
Doublet
-ulus
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -c(u)le [-cule, -cle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -ulo, -ellus, -ellum, -ella
