-icle
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See also: ICLE
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From a back-formation of icicle, the second element of which ultimately from Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”). More at icicle, ickle.
Suffix[edit]
-icle
Etymology 2[edit]
From Latin -culus (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-icle
- (uncommon, diminutive) Used to form diminutive nouns.