-icle

suffix

suffix ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Alternative form of -sicle. alt-of, alternative, morpheme, rare

    "brinicle, limicle, rusticle, snoticle"

  2. 2
    Used to form diminutive nouns. diminutive, morpheme, uncommon

    "thesis + -icle → thesicle"

Synonyms

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culeeeeletetteie

Example

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"brinicle, limicle, rusticle, snoticle"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin -culus (diminutive suffix).

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