"-eum" meaning in Latin

See -eum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [e.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [e.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -eum
  1. inflection of -eus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, morpheme, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: -eus
    Sense id: en--eum-la-suffix-eh5XigU2 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 68 13 19
  2. inflection of -eus:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, morpheme, singular Form of: -eus
    Sense id: en--eum-la-suffix-tpXe3G9c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ˈeː.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon), originating in the substantivized neuter of -εῖος (-eîos, adjective suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:-εῖον|id=borrowing}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-εῖον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-eum", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="borrowing" data-lang="la" data-title="-eum" id="Latin:_borrowing">, {{bor+|la|grc|-εῖον}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Head templates: {{la-noun|-ēum<2>}} -ēum n (genitive -ēī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-ēum<2>}} Forms: -ēum [canonical, neuter], -ēī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ēum [nominative, singular], -ēa [nominative, plural], -ēī [genitive, singular], -ēōrum [genitive, plural], -ēō [dative, singular], -ēīs [dative, plural], -ēum [accusative, singular], -ēa [accusative, plural], -ēō [ablative, singular], -ēīs [ablative, plural], -ēum [singular, vocative], -ēa [plural, vocative]
  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) Tags: declension-2, morpheme
    Sense id: en--eum-la-suffix-BBEu3SaE Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        {
          "text": "prytan(is) + -ēum → prytanēum"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeː.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eum"
}

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