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-eum

/ˈi.əm/

-eum suffix: 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).

Suffix

-eum (noun-forming suffix, plural -ea)

  1. 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

Forms of -eum

plural-ea

Origin of -eum

Borrowed from Latin -ēum, from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon), originating in the substantivized neuter of -εῖος (-eîos, adjective suffix).

Questions about -eum

What does -eum mean?
-eum means 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).
What part of speech is -eum?
-eum is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -eum?
-eum is pronounced /ˈi.əm/.

Words near -eum in the dictionary

  1. -etidine
  2. -etine
  3. -etta
  4. -ette
  5. -ety
  6. -eum
  7. -euse
  8. -ever
  9. -ex
  10. -exia
  11. -ey

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