-arium

-ar·i·um
UK/-ˈɛə̯ɹ.iː.əm/UK/-ˈɛːɹ.iː.əm/UK/-ˈeə̯ɹ.iː.əm/US/-ˈeɹ.i.əm/

suffix

A place associated with a specified thing.

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-orium
OriginLatin -ārium →
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Meanings

suffix-arium (noun-forming suffix, plural -ariums or -aria)

plural -ariums · plural -aria

  1. A place associated with a specified thing.

    Synonyms: -orium

  2. A device associated with a specified function.

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixA place associated with a specified thing.

Similar
-orium
Also see
-orium-ory

Origin

  1. Latin-ārium
  2. Latin-ārium
  3. English-arium

Learned borrowing from Latin -ārium. Doublet of -ary.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian -ница
  • -ница (-nica)a place associated with a specified thing
Dutch -arium, -arium
  • -ariuma place associated with a specified thing
  • -ariuma device associated with a specified function
Esperanto -ejo, -ilo
  • -ejoa place associated with a specified thing
  • -iloa device associated with a specified function
Hungarian -árium, -árium
  • -áriuma place associated with a specified thing
  • -áriuma device associated with a specified function
Latin -ārium, -ārium
  • -āriuma place associated with a specified thing
  • -āriuma device associated with a specified function
Polish -arium, -arium
  • -ariuma place associated with a specified thing
  • -ariuma device associated with a specified function
Portuguese -ário, -ário
  • -árioa place associated with a specified thing
  • -árioa device associated with a specified function

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -arium

herbariumfusariumimaginariumvivariumsamariumcolumbariumseaquariumoceanariumarmamentariumacarinariumallylsamariumantiquariumaquaterrariumargentariumascidiariumaviculariumbalsamariumbullariumbunariumcaldariumcalendariumcalidariumcalvariumcanarium
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Cite this entry
APA

-arium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arium

MLA

“-arium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-arium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arium.

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