-ule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ule"

English

Alternative forms

• -icle, -culus, -culum, -cule, -ole

Etymology

From Latin -ula and French -ule.

Suffix

-ule

1. (rare, sciences) Diminutive suffix.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ule

Anagrams

• Elu, LEU, Lue, leu, lue

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ulɛ]
• Rhymes: -ulɛ

Noun

-ule f (noun-forming suffix)

1. (informal) forms nouns that indicate that someone is made of something or doing something, sometimes informal

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ule

• -ulák
• -ulík

 

Further reading

• -ule in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

French

Etymology

From Latin -ulus, Latin -ula, Latin -ulum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yl/

Prefix

-ule

1. -ule

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ule

Further reading

• “-ule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.le/, [ʊɫ̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.le/, [ule]

Suffix

-ule

1. vocative masculine singular of -ulus

Latvian

Etymology

From -ulis (“-er”) +‎ -e (fem.).

Suffix

-ule

1. feminine of -ulis

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -ule