-cula

See also: cula and cúla

Latin

Suffix

-cula

1. nominative feminine singular of -culus
2. nominative neuter plural of -culus
3. accusative neuter plural of -culus
4. vocative feminine singular of -culus
5. vocative neuter plural of -culus

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-)