LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · neutersecond declension

-brum

-brum n (genitive -brī)
Classical[ˈbrũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrum]

Meaning

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

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-ðrom, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰrom (instrumental suffix), variant of *-trom; in some cases possibly from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom with subsequent dissimilation of l...l to l...r in Italic. Occurs only if preceded somewhere in the same word by /l/ or /r/.

Quick answers

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