LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · neutersecond declension

-bulum

-bulum n (genitive -bulī)
Classical[bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. morphemeneuternominal suffix denoting instruments
  2. morphemeneuternominal suffix denoting vessels or places

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-ðlom, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom. Related to -trum, -brum, -culum.

Quick answers

What does -bulum mean in Latin?
-bulum, a suffix, means “nominal suffix denoting instruments; nominal suffix denoting vessels or places”.
How do you pronounce -bulum?
In classical Latin, [bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bu.lum].