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-bulum
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See also: bulum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Related to -trum, -brum, -culum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bʊ.ɫũː]
- (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).
Derived terms
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