"-usculus" meaning in Latin

See -usculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈus.ku.lus/ [Classical], [ˈʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈus.ku.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈuskulus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncommon variant of the diminutive suffix -culus (itself from -ulus), formed by rebracketing of diminutives derived from original s-stem nouns (such as opusculum from opus, operis n). Etymology templates: {{m|la|-culus}} -culus, {{m|la|-ulus}} -ulus, {{rebracketing|la|nocap=1}} rebracketing, {{m|la|opusculum}} opusculum, {{m|la|opus|opus, operis|g=n}} opus, operis n Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|-usculus}} Forms: -uscula [feminine], -usculum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], -usculus [masculine, nominative, singular], -uscula [feminine, nominative, singular], -usculum [neuter, nominative, singular], -usculī [masculine, nominative, plural], -usculae [feminine, nominative, plural], -uscula [neuter, nominative, plural], -usculī [genitive, masculine, singular], -usculae [feminine, genitive, singular], -usculī [genitive, neuter, singular], -usculōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], -usculārum [feminine, genitive, plural], -usculōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], -usculō [dative, masculine, singular], -usculae [dative, feminine, singular], -usculō [dative, neuter, singular], -usculīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -usculum [accusative, masculine, singular], -usculam [accusative, feminine, singular], -usculum [accusative, neuter, singular], -usculōs [accusative, masculine, plural], -usculās [accusative, feminine, plural], -uscula [accusative, neuter, plural], -usculō [ablative, masculine, singular], -usculā [ablative, feminine, singular], -usculō [ablative, neuter, singular], -usculīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -uscule [masculine, singular, vocative], -uscula [feminine, singular, vocative], -usculum [neuter, singular, vocative], -usculī [masculine, plural, vocative], -usculae [feminine, plural, vocative], -uscula [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -ulus. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -usculus meaning in Latin (5.5kB)

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}

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