-uculus

Latin

Etymology

Alteration, probably by rebracketing, of diminutive suffix -culus. (Some words ending in -uculus can be analyzed as containing -culus preceded by the stem vowel -u- of the fourth declension, such as genuculum from genū̆.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ku.lus/, [ˈʊkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ku.lus/, [ˈuːkulus]

Suffix

-uculus (feminine -ucula, neuter -uculum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Alternative form of -culus
   1. added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -uculus