-ulum
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See also: ulûm
Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u.lum/, [ʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /u.lum/, [ulum] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix[edit]
-ulum n (genitive -ulī); second declension
- Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a verb.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -ulum | -ula |
Genitive | -ulī | -ulōrum |
Dative | -ulō | -ulīs |
Accusative | -ulum | -ula |
Ablative | -ulō | -ulīs |
Vocative | -ulum | -ula |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inflected from -ulus.
Suffix[edit]
-ulum
- inflection of -ulus:
References[edit]
- Clackson, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002.