-cula

See also: cula, cúla, cüla, culă, čula, and čūla

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ku.la/, [kʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ku.la/, [kulä]

Suffix

-cula f (genitive -culae); first declension

1. Alternative form of -culum

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-cula	-culae
Genitive	-culae	-culārum
Dative	-culae	-culīs
Accusative	-culam	-culās
Ablative	-culā	-culīs
Vocative	-cula	-culae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -culum

Suffix

-cula

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -culum

Suffix

-cula

1. inflection of -culus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-culā

1. ablative feminine singular of -culus

Usage notes

• ‎acus (“needle, pin”) + ‎-cula → ‎acicula (“hairpin, hatpin”)
• ‎āctiō (“action”) + ‎-cula → ‎āctiuncula (stem āctiōn-)
• ‎aedis (“temple, shrine; room”) + ‎-cula → ‎aedicula (“small temple, chapel; small house, room”)
• ‎anas (“duck”) + ‎-cula → ‎anaticula (stem anat-)
• ‎auris (“ear”) + ‎-cula → ‎auricula (“external part of the ear; ear-lap”)
• ‎canis (“dog”) + ‎-cula → ‎canīcula (“little dog; dogfish, shark”)
• ‎virgō (“maid, maiden, virgin”) + ‎-cula → ‎virguncula (stem virgin-)