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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Related to -trum.
Related to (lat.-trum, -brum, -culum, -bulum) from *-tro/ *dhro
,*tlo- / *-dhlo-, for the Bartholomae's Law.
Pronunciation
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).
Derived terms