-bulum

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See also: bulum

Latin

Alternative forms

-brum, -bra (by dissimilation)
-bula

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Related to -trum.

Related to (lat.-trum, -brum, -culum, -bulum) from *-tro/ *d^hro

,*tlo- / *-d^hlo-, for the Bartholomae's Law.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bu.lum/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bu.lum/, (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-bulum n (genitive -bulī); second declension

Nominal suffix denoting instrument.
Nominal suffix denoting vessel or place.
(rare) Nominal suffix denoting person.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	-bulum	-bula
genitive	-bulī	-bulōrum
dative	-bulō	-bulīs
accusative	-bulum	-bula
ablative	-bulō	-bulīs
vocative	-bulum	-bula

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -bulum

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