-ule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ule"

English

Alternative forms

• -icle, -culus, -culum, -cule, -ole

Etymology

From Latin -ula and French -ule.

Suffix

-ule

1. (rare, sciences) Diminutive suffix.

   Synonyms: (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ule

acalyculate

antennule

calicular

caliculate

calycular

calyculate

calyculin

chondrule

coronule

crestule

criticule

cupule

cuspule

debigulate

dramaticule

ductule

endoplastule

febricule

filamentule

germule

granule

larvule

leafule

levulose

lobule

mucronule

nervule

organule

papillule

petiolule

pettifogulize

planetule

plastidule

racemule

rigidulous

saccule

spermule

spinnerule

sporule

umbellule

vesicul-

vesiculo-

zonule

zoonule

Anagrams

• Elu, LEU, Lue, leu, lue

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ulɛ]
• Rhymes: -ulɛ

Noun

-ule f (noun-forming suffix)

1. (informal) forms nouns that indicate that someone is made of something or doing something, sometimes informal

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ule

bledule

břehule

prašule

sněhule

vrtule

• -ulák
• -ulík

Further reading

• -ule in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

French

Etymology

From Latin -ulus, Latin -ula, Latin -ulum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yl/

Suffix

-ule

1. -ule

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ule

anguillule

globule

ovule

oxydule

ridule

Further reading

• “-ule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ʊ.ɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [u.le]

Suffix

-ule

1. vocative masculine singular of -ulus

Latvian

Etymology

From -ulis (“-er”) +‎ -e (fem.).

Suffix

-ule

1. feminine of -ulis

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -ule

draiskule

skaistule