-eum

eum English Etymology en la -ēum borrowing, from en grc -εῖον, originating in the substantivized neuter of grc -εῖος adjective suffix. Pronunciation en /ˈi.əm/ Suffix -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) en Mausolus<alt:Mausol(us)> Mausoleum en Muse<alt:Mus(e)> museum en prytanis<alt:prytan(is)> prytaneum en ode<alt:od(e)> odeum Derived terms en Translations Catalan: ca -eu m French: fr -ée -eum m Middle French: frm -ee -eum m German: de -eum n Italian: it -eo m Portuguese: pt -éu m Russian: ru -е́й m Spanish: es -eo m Latin Etymology 1 Pronunciation Suffix la suffix form la -eus nom//acc//voc n s ; acc m s Etymology 2 la borrowing :bor grc:-εῖον la grc -εῖον, originating in the substantivized neuter of grc -εῖος adjective suffix. Pronunciation ēum Suffix -ēum<2> 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) -ēum la Mausolus<alt:Mausōl(us)> Mausōlēum -ēum la Musa<alt:Mūs(a)> Mūsēum -ēum la prytanis<alt:prytan(is)> prytanēum Declension -ēum<2> Derived terms la borrowing Descendants ca -eu en -eum 1 de -eum 1 it -eo frm -ee<g:m><id:-eum> pt -éu es -eo