-bulum

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -brum, -bra (by dissimilation) -bula === 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 ====