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Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-cula f (genitive -culae); first declension
- Alternative form of -culum
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Suffix
-cula
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -culum
Suffix
-cula
- inflection of -culus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-culā
- 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-)