"-icle" meaning in All languages combined

See -icle on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From a back-formation of icicle, the second element of which ultimately from Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”). More at icicle, ickle. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ġicel|t=icicle, ice}} Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -icle
  1. (rare) Alternative form of -sicle Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, rare Alternative form of: -sicle
    Sense id: en--icle-en-suffix-jPnDNv1C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Latin -culus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-culus|pos=diminutive suffix}} Latin -culus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -icle, {{en-suffix}} -icle
  1. (uncommon, diminutive) Used to form diminutive nouns. Tags: diminutive, morpheme, uncommon Derived forms: fascicle
    Sense id: en--icle-en-suffix-y6yu2MQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Synonyms: mini- [diminutive], micro- [diminutive], nano- [diminutive], -ette [diminutive], -ee [diminutive], -y [diminutive], -cule [diminutive], -ule [diminutive], -ole [diminutive], -culus, -culum, -cule, -ule, -ole
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        {
          "text": "brinicle, limicle, rusticle, snoticle"
        }
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        },
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "-cule"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "diminutive"
          ],
          "word": "-ule"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "diminutive"
          ],
          "word": "-ole"
        },
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          "word": "-culus"
        },
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          "word": "-culum"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cule"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ule"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ole"
        }
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        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-icle"
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      ],
      "word": "mini-"
    },
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        "diminutive"
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      "word": "micro-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
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      "word": "nano-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-ette"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-ee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-y"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-cule"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-ule"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "-ole"
    },
    {
      "word": "-culus"
    },
    {
      "word": "-culum"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cule"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ule"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ole"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-icle"
}

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