"-ium" meaning in Dutch

See -ium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -iums [plural], -ia [countable, error-unknown-tag, plural], -iumpje [countable, diminutive, error-unknown-tag, neuter]
Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s,-ia<qq:when countable>|+<qq:when countable>}} -ium n (noun-forming suffix, plural -iums or -ia (when countable), diminutive -iumpje n (when countable))
  1. -ium; forms chemical elements and similar compounds, and sometimes words of other sorts Tags: morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--ium-nl-suffix-WZ9yBG7w Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch links with redundant alt parameters, Dutch links with redundant wikilinks, Pages using catfix, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 7 3 12 2 13 8 2 1 0 5 7 7 1 4 7 0 0 0 3 7 3 3
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-iums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ia",
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iumpje",
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "diminutive",
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-s,-ia<qq:when countable>",
        "3": "+<qq:when countable>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ium n (noun-forming suffix, plural -iums or -ia (when countable), diminutive -iumpje n (when countable))",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 7 3 12 2 13 8 2 1 0 5 7 7 1 4 7 0 0 0 3 7 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Copernicus (“Copernicus”) + -ium → copernicium (“copernicium”) (surface etymology)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "zirkoon (“zircon”) + -ium → zirkonium (“zirconium”) (surface etymology)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "English transfer + -ium → transferium (“park and ride”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ium; forms chemical elements and similar compounds, and sometimes words of other sorts"
      ],
      "id": "en--ium-nl-suffix-WZ9yBG7w",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ium",
          "-ium#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ium"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-iums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ia",
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iumpje",
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "diminutive",
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-s,-ia<qq:when countable>",
        "3": "+<qq:when countable>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ium n (noun-forming suffix, plural -iums or -ia (when countable), diminutive -iumpje n (when countable))",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Dutch links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Dutch neuter suffixes",
        "Dutch noun-forming suffixes",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
        "Dutch suffixes",
        "Dutch suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Copernicus (“Copernicus”) + -ium → copernicium (“copernicium”) (surface etymology)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "zirkoon (“zircon”) + -ium → zirkonium (“zirconium”) (surface etymology)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "English transfer + -ium → transferium (“park and ride”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ium; forms chemical elements and similar compounds, and sometimes words of other sorts"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ium",
          "-ium#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ium"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ium meaning in Dutch (1.5kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ium",
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}

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