"-bulum" meaning in Latin

See -bulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [bʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [bu.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Related to -trum. Related to lat.-trum, -brum, -culum, -bulum from *-tro / *dʰro, *tlo- / *-dʰlo-, for Bartholomae's Law. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*-dʰlom||instrumental suffix}} Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”) Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-bulum<2>}} -bulum n (genitive -bulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-bulum<2>}} Forms: -bulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -bulum [nominative, singular], -bula [nominative, plural], -bulī [genitive, singular], -bulōrum [genitive, plural], -bulō [dative, singular], -bulīs [dative, plural], -bulum [accusative, singular], -bula [accusative, plural], -bulō [ablative, singular], -bulīs [ablative, plural], -bulum [singular, vocative], -bula [plural, vocative], -brum [alternative], -bra [alternative], -bula [alternative]
  1. Nominal suffix denoting instrument. Tags: declension-2, morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--bulum-la-suffix-PK-8e-z7 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 39
  2. Nominal suffix denoting vessel or place. Tags: declension-2, morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--bulum-la-suffix-3JeE3chD Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 39
  3. (rare) Nominal suffix denoting person. Tags: declension-2, morpheme, neuter, rare
    Sense id: en--bulum-la-suffix-VzaCwLLo Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter suffixes in the second declension, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Latin neuter suffixes in the second declension: 29 27 43 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 39

Inflected forms

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      "form": "-bulō",
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      "form": "-bra",
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        "Nominal suffix denoting instrument."
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        "(rare) Nominal suffix denoting person."
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