-icle
-icle is the alternative form of -sicle.
Meaning of -sicle
Suffix
-sicle (noun-forming suffix, plural -sicles)
Suffix
-icle
- Used to form diminutive nouns.
- thesis + -icle → thesicle
Synonyms of -icle
Forms of -icle
| alternative form | -culus |
|---|---|
| alternative form | -culum |
| alternative form | -cule |
| alternative form | -ule |
| alternative form | -ole |
Origin of -icle
From a back-formation of icicle, the second element of which ultimately from Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”). More at icicle, ickle.
From Latin -culus (diminutive suffix).
Words formed from -icle
Questions about -icle
- What does -icle mean?
- -icle means used to form diminutive nouns.
- What is -icle the alternative form of?
- -icle is the alternative form of -sicle.
- What part of speech is -icle?
- -icle is a suffix.
Words near -icle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: -icle (page history and authors); -sicle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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