-culasuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. subucula n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -cula.

Etymology: < classical Latin -cula (in e.g. cutīcula cuticula n.), feminine singular of -culus -culus suffix. Compare -culum suffix.

Occurring as a diminutive suffix in nouns, chiefly in borrowings from Latin but occasionally in English formations (e.g. phrenicula n.).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	-cula
释义	-culasuffix Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. subucula n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -cula. Etymology: < classical Latin -cula (in e.g. cutīcula cuticula n.), feminine singular of -culus -culus suffix. Compare -culum suffix. Occurring as a diminutive suffix in nouns, chiefly in borrowings from Latin but occasionally in English formations (e.g. phrenicula n.). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < suffix
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