-usculus

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncommon variant of the diminutive suffix -culus (itself from -ulus), formed by rebracketing of diminutives derived from original s-stem nouns (such as opusculum from opus, operis n). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈus.ku.lus] === Suffix === -usculus (feminine -uscula, neuter -usculum); first/second-declension suffix Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -ulus. herba (“plant, herb”) → herbuscula (“little plant”) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== >? Spanish: -ucho >? Portuguese: -ucho === References ===