"-uculus" meaning in Latin

See -uculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈu.ku.lus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈʊkʊɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈu.ku.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈuːkulus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -ucula [feminine], -uculum [neuter]
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.) Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|la|nocap=1}} rebracketing
  1. Alternative form of -culus Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix Alternative form of: -culus
    Sense id: en--uculus-la-suffix-eZ6yWKSq
  2. Alternative form of -culus
    added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
    Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--uculus-la-suffix-2qBd41ge Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin rebracketings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Latin rebracketings: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
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