"-um" meaning in English

See -um in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əm/ [UK] Forms: -a [plural]
Rhymes: -əm Etymology: From the homographic case endings of the nominative, accusative, and vocative forms of numerous neuter Latin second declension nouns. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|plural|-a}} -um (plural -a)
  1. Denotes singular grammatical number. Tags: morpheme Translations (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix): -um (Dutch), -um (French), -um (German), -ο (-o) (Greek), -ον (-on) (Greek), -o (Italian), -a (Italian), ウム (-umu) (Japanese), -o (Portuguese), -o (Spanish), -um (Swedish)
    Sense id: en--um-en-suffix-ypCrNvdn Disambiguation of 'Latinate singular grammatical number suffix': 95 5
  2. (chemistry) Forms the ends of the names of certain elements (such as molybdenum and platinum). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en--um-en-suffix-UJH-DPpx Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -a, -ium, -on, -os, -us
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: criterium, datum, decennium, delirium, desideratum, erratum (alt: cf. German Irrtum), fatum, forum, gymnasium, honorarium, imperium, interbellum (english: between war(s)), labarum, lucidum, mandatum, maximum, medium, minimum, millennium, modicum, mortuarium, museum, opium, optimum, Persarum, pessarium, podium, postbellum (english: after war), referendum, sanatorium, solarium, stadium, talcum (english: any shiny mineral), tedium, ultimatum, unicum, vacuum, Valium

Suffix

IPA: /əm/ [UK]
Rhymes: -əm Etymology: Possibly from 'em. Etymology templates: {{m|en|'em}} 'em Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -um, {{en-suffix}} -um
  1. Denotes transitive verbs in the trade pidgins used between English-speakers and indigenous populations; used derogatorily by extension in English by addition to any verb, transitive or not. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--um-en-suffix-GvqyiDHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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