-eum

/ˈi.əm/

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)

“od(e) + -eum → odeum”

OriginLatin -ēum ← Ancient Greek -εῖον →
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Meanings

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

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)

    od(e) + -eum → odeum

    3 more examples

    Mausol(us) + -eum → Mausoleum

    Mus(e) + -eum → museum

    prytan(is) + -eum → prytaneum

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-εῖον
  2. Latin-ēum
  3. English-eum

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

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Translations

Catalan -eu
  • -euTranslations
French -ée
  • -éeTranslations
German -eum
  • -eumTranslations
Italian -eo
  • -eoTranslations
Portuguese -éu
  • -éuTranslations
Russian -е́й
  • -е́й (-éj)Translations
Spanish -eo
  • -eoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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