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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-icle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-i-cle
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Alternative form of -sicle.

suffix

Used to form diminutive nouns.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a back-formation of icicle, the second element of which ultimately from Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”). More at icicle, ickle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ġicel, -culus

Inflected Forms

-culus (alternative) -culum (alternative) -cule (alternative) -ule (alternative) -ole (alternative)

Derived Forms

fascicle

Synonyms

-cule -ee -el -et -ette -ie -kin -le -let -ling -ole -ule

Questions

What does -icle mean?
Alternative form of -sicle.
Where does -icle come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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