-crum
See also: crum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *-klom by long distance dissimilation of /l..l/ > /l...r/. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom. Although the Proto-Indo-European suffix had a variant with *r (*-trom, the ancestor of Latin -trum), the /k/ in -crum indicates that it comes from *tlom, since Proto-Indo-European *t was regularly changed to *k in Italic before *l, but not before *r. Based on the form of Umbrian ehvelklu 'decretum', the dissimilation to /r/ that created the form -crum postdates Proto-Italic.[1] Compare -āris, a dissimilated allomorph of -ālis.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-crum n (genitive -crī); second declension
- Alternative form of -culum (used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -crum | -cra |
Genitive | -crī | -crōrum |
Dative | -crō | -crīs |
Accusative | -crum | -cra |
Ablative | -crō | -crīs |
Vocative | -crum | -cra |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix *-tlom and its Variants, Birgit Anette Olsen, 1988. §6.5 page 31