-bra

See also: bra, BRA, brá, brà, and Brá

Latin

Alternative forms

• -bula, -bulum
• -brum

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ðrā, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰrom (“instrumental suffix”), or possibly in some cases from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom with subsequent dissimilation of l...l to l...r in Italic. Almost always preceded somewhere in the same word by /l/ or /r/; scatebra is an exception to this generalization.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bra/, [brä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bra/, [bräː]

Suffix

-bra f (genitive -brae); first declension

1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.
2. Noun suffix denoting vessel or place.
3. Noun suffix denoting person. (rare)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-bra	-brae
Genitive	-brae	-brārum
Dative	-brae	-brīs
Accusative	-bram	-brās
Ablative	-brā	-brīs
Vocative	-bra	-brae

Suffix

-bra

1. nominative neuter plural of -brum
2. accusative neuter plural of -brum
3. vocative neuter plural of -brum

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -bra