-cule

See also: cule and culé

English

Alternative forms

• -icle, -culus, -culum, -ule, -ole

Suffix

-cule

1. (diminutive) Used to form diminutive nouns.

Synonyms

• (diminutive): mini-, micro-, nano-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-ule/-ole

Derived terms

• animalcule
• particule
• molecule
• cubicle
• fascicule

Latin

Suffix

-cule

1. vocative masculine singular of -culus