"-ulum" meaning in Latin

See -ulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /u.lum/ [Classical-Latin], [ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /u.lum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ulum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: A phonologically conditioned alteration (allomorph) of Latin -culum, from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, generated by a rule deleting the suffix-initial stop in positions after stops. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*-tlom}} Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-ulum<2>}} Forms: -ulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ulum [nominative, singular], -ula [nominative, plural], -ulī [genitive, singular], -ulōrum [genitive, plural], -ulō [dative, singular], -ulīs [dative, plural], -ulum [accusative, singular], -ula [accusative, plural], -ulō [ablative, singular], -ulīs [ablative, plural], -ulum [singular, vocative], -ula [plural, vocative]
  1. Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a verb. Tags: declension-2, morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--ulum-la-suffix-~WeLklnM 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: 46 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 23 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 17 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Inflected from -ulus. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -ulum
  1. inflection of -ulus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, morpheme, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: -ulus
    Sense id: en--ulum-la-suffix-N1gKuHnQ
  2. inflection of -ulus:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, morpheme, singular Form of: -ulus
    Sense id: en--ulum-la-suffix-3QhoegOc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "form": "-ulōrum",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ulō",
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    },
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      "form": "-ulīs",
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        "plural"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "amicio + -ulum → amiculum",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "specio + -ulum → speculum < *spek-klo- < *spek-tlo-",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cingo + -ulum → cingulum",
          "type": "example"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ulum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ulum"
}

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      "form": "-ulō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "-ulum",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "-ula",
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        "vocative"
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          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "cingo + -ulum → cingulum",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/u.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ulum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ulum"
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