-culum
See also: culum
Contents
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From -culus (diminutive suffix).
SuffixEdit
-culum
- nominative neuter singular of -culus
- accusative masculine singular of -culus
- accusative neuter singular of -culus
- vocative neuter singular of -culus
Etymology 2Edit
From (with anaptyxis) Proto-Italic *-klom, from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, from *-trom. Compare stabulum, which comes from a similar suffix *-dʰlom. Despite the resemblance, osculum (which besides is never found in the form **osclum) and other diminutive nouns do not use this suffix.
Alternative formsEdit
SuffixEdit
-culum n (genitive -culī); second declension
- Suffix used to form some nouns derived from verbs, particularly nouns representing tools and instruments.
InflectionEdit
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -culum | -cula |
Genitive | -culī | -culōrum |
Dative | -culō | -culīs |
Accusative | -culum | -cula |
Ablative | -culō | -culīs |
Vocative | -culum | -cula |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- CLARKSON, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002
- Philip Baldi, The Foundations of Latin, 2002, pp. 304-305.