-crum
See also: crum
Latin
Etymology
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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /krum/, [krʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /krum/, [krum]
Suffix
-crum n (genitive -crī); second declension
- Alternative form of -culum (used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word)
Declension
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
Latin terms suffixed with -crum
References
- The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix *-tlom and its Variants, Birgit Anette Olsen, 1988. §6.5 page 31
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