-eum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin -ēum, from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon), originating in the substantivized neuter of -εῖος (-eîos, adjective suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.əm/ === Suffix === -eum (noun-forming suffix, plural -ea) Noun-forming suffix found in words of Greek origin meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person” (indicated by the root word) ‎Mausol(us) + ‎-eum → ‎Mausoleum ‎Mus(e) + ‎-eum → ‎museum ‎prytan(is) + ‎-eum → ‎prytaneum ‎od(e) + ‎-eum → ‎odeum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [e.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.um] ==== Suffix ==== -eum inflection of -eus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon), originating in the substantivized neuter of -εῖος (-eîos, adjective suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.um] ==== Suffix ==== -ēum n (genitive -ēī); second declension Noun-forming suffix found in words of Greek origin meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person” (indicated by the root word) ‎Mausōl(us) + ‎-ēum → ‎Mausōlēum ‎Mūs(a) + ‎-ēum → ‎Mūsēum ‎prytan(is) + ‎-ēum → ‎prytanēum ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter). === Derived terms === === Descendants === Catalan: -eu → English: -eum → German: -eum Italian: -eo Middle French: -ee mFrench: -ée m Portuguese: -éu Spanish: -eo