[*] 240.
Nouns denoting
means or
instrument are formed from roots and verb-stems (rarely
from noun-stems) by means of the neuter suffixes—
-bulum,
-culum,
-brum,
-crum,
-trum
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pā-bulum,
fodder;
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pāscere, to
feed.
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sta-bulum,
stall;
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stāre, to
stand.
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vehi-culum,
wagon;
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vehere, to
carry.
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candēlā-brum,
candlestick;
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candēla,
candle (a secondary formation). |
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sepul-crum,
tomb;
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sepelīre, to
bury.
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claus-trum
(†
claud-trum
), bar;
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claudere, to
shut.
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arā-trum,
plough;
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arāre, to
plough.
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[*] Note.--
-trum (stem tro-) was an old formation from tor- (§ 234. 2.15), with the stem suffix o-, and -clum (stem
clo- for tlo-) appears to be related; -culum is the same as -clum; -bulum contains
lo- (§ 234. II. 9, 10) and -brum is closely related.
[*] a.
A few masculines and feminines of the same formation occur as nouns
and adjectives:—
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fā-bula,
tale;
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fārī,
to speak.
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rīdi-culus,
laughable;
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rīdēre,
to laugh.
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fa-ber, smith;
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facere, to make.
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late-bra,
hiding-place;
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latēre, to
hide.
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tere-bra, auger;
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terere, to bore.
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mulc-tra,
milk-pail;
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mulgēre, to
milk.
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