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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
-ule
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Diminutive suffix.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule Derived from Latin -ula and French -ule.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does -ule mean?
Diminutive suffix.
Where does -ule come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule Derived from Latin -ula and French -ule.

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