"-ulum" meaning in Latin

See -ulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [u.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Functions as a phonologically conditioned alternative form (allomorph) of the suffix -culum, from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom. It possibly developed from a phonological rule that deleted the initial stop of the suffix when it came after a stop, or from simplification of geminates (e.g. *spek-tlo- > *spek-klo-). However, Sen 2015 argues that instrumental ending -ulum is derived from the neuter of the etymologically distinct suffix -ulus (found in some agent nouns, such as figulus (“potter”)) from Proto-Italic *-elos. Compare the feminine variant -ula. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:der|ine-pro:*-tlom<id:instrument>|id=instrument|pos=suffix}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*-tlom}} Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-ulum<2>}} -ulum n (genitive -ulī); second declension 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: 51 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 17 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*-elom<id:diminutive>|id=diminutive}}, {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 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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          "text": "amicio + -ulum → amiculum",
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