-ulum
Latin
Etymology 1
Functions as a phonologically conditioned alternative form (allomorph) of the suffix -culum, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ULUM *-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.[1] Compare the feminine variant -ula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ʊ.ɫũː]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ULUMCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ULUM
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.lum]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ULUMCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ULUM (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-ulum n (genitive -ulī)Category:Latin lemmas#ULUMCategory:Latin suffixes#ULUMCategory:Latin noun-forming suffixes#ULUMCategory:Latin second declension suffixes#ULUMCategory:Latin neuter suffixes in the second declension#ULUMCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ULUMCategory:Latin neuter suffixes#ULUMCategory:Pages with entries#ULUMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ULUM; second declension
- Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a verb.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ulumCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#ULUMCategory:Latin suffix forms#ULUMCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ULUMCategory:Pages with entries#ULUMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ULUM
- inflection of -ulus:
References
- ↑ Ranjan Sen (2015), Syllable and Segment in Latin, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 131-132, 152-153
Further reading
- Clackson, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002.