Morpheme
-(u)le [-ule, -le]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Lating diminutive or instrumental suffix
Etymology
French -ule, from Latin diminutive suffix -ulus (masculine), -ula (feminine), -ulum (neuter)
Evidence
aculeus, calculus, calculus, capsule, cingle, copular, cupule, fruticulose, globule, module, morular, moruloid, nodular, nodule, nucleus, ovule, scruples, scrupulous, spatular, spatulate, spatuloid, subaculear, -ular, -ulary, -ulate, -uloid
Notes
not part of the -ulent or -ulence suffixes
See Also
-el, -ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -c(u)le [-cule, -cle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -culus, -culi, -ula, -ulae, -ulum, -unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle], -unculi, -unculus
