-cula

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cula"

English

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Suffix

-cula

1. Denoting things associated with, or compared to, Dracula: Count Chocula, Bunnicula etc.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ku.la]

Suffix

-cula f (genitive -culae); first declension

1. alternative form of -culum

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-cula	-culae
genitive	-culae	-culārum
dative	-culae	-culīs
accusative	-culam	-culās
ablative	-culā	-culīs
vocative	-cula	-culae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -culum

adminiculum

cenaculum

commetacula

cooperculum

cubiculum

curriculum

decidiculum

deverticulum

discerniculum

diverticulum

everriculum

ferculum

foculum

gubernaculum

habitaculum

hibernaculum

hospitaculum

ientaculum

incerniculum

inducula

liaculum

miraculum

obstaculum

offendiculum

operculum

oraculum

pavicula

pentaculum

periculum

perpendiculum

piaculum

poculum

propugnaculum

pugnaculum

receptaculum

redimiculum

retinaculum

saeculum

sarculum

scalprum

senaculum

signaculum

spectaculum

spiraculum

staticulum

subligaculum

subucula

tabernaculum

tenaculum

tendicula

tentaculum

terricula

umbraculum

vasculum

vehiculum

Suffix

-cula

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -culum

Suffix

-cula

1. inflection of -culus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-culā

1. 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-)