-cula
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cula"
English
Suffix
-cula
- 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
- 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
Suffix
-cula
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -culum
Suffix
-cula
- inflection of -culus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-culā
- 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-)