LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · femininefirst declension

-bra

-bra f (genitive -brae)
Classical[ˈbra]Ecclesiastical[ˈbraː]

Meaning

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

Origins

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.

Quick answers

What does -bra mean in Latin?
-bra, a suffix, means “Noun suffix denoting instrument.; Noun suffix denoting vessel or place.; Noun suffix denoting person. (rare)”.
How do you pronounce -bra?
In classical Latin, [ˈbra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbraː].