vacuüm

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch vacuüm, from Latin vacuum, the substantive neuter of the adjective vacuus (“empty”); spelt with a diæresis added to specify the trisyllabic pronunciation [ˈvæ.kjuː.əm] (as opposed to the disyllabic * [ˈvæ.kjuːm]). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvækjuːəm/, /ˈvækjuːm/ === Noun === vacuüm (plural vacua or vacuä) Rare spelling of vacuum. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:vacuüm. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin vacuum, the substantivized neuter of the adjective vacuus (“empty”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaː.ky.ʏm/ Hyphenation: va‧cu‧um === Noun === vacuüm n (plural vacuüms or vacua, diminutive vacuümpje n) a vacuum (figuratively) emptiness, meaninglessness ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === vacuüm (not comparable) in or constituting a vacuum (figuratively) empty, meaningless ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: vakum