"museum" meaning in Latin

See museum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [muːˈseː.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [muˈs̬ɛː.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “a shrine of the Muses”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Μουσεῖον}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Muse", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μοῦσᾰ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "noun suffix", "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" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-εῖον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μουσεῖον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "museum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="museum">, {{bor|la|grc|Μουσεῖον|t=a shrine of the Muses}} Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “a shrine of the Muses”) Head templates: {{la-noun|mūsēum<2>}} mūsēum n (genitive mūsēī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mūsēum<2>}} Forms: mūsēum [canonical, neuter], mūsēī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mūsēum [nominative, singular], mūsēa [nominative, plural], mūsēī [genitive, singular], mūsēōrum [genitive, plural], mūsēō [dative, singular], mūsēīs [dative, plural], mūsēum [accusative, singular], mūsēa [accusative, plural], mūsēō [ablative, singular], mūsēīs [ablative, plural], mūsēum [singular, vocative], mūsēa [plural, vocative]
  1. a place or temple devoted to the Muses Tags: declension-2
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  2. collection, especially a private collection of scientific curiosities, instruments, etc. Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-museum-la-noun-9RA4ZDi8 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 31 26 27 16
  3. library, a collection of books Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-museum-la-noun-vi~3QP1v Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 31 26 27 16
  4. museum Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-museum-la-noun-SRkGNxno Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 31 26 27 16
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          "collection",
          "collection"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ],
        [
          "collection",
          "collection"
        ],
        [
          "scientific",
          "scientific"
        ],
        [
          "curiosities",
          "curiosities"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "library, a collection of books"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "library",
          "library"
        ],
        [
          "collection",
          "collection"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "museum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "museum",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[muːˈseː.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[muˈs̬ɛː.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "museum"
}

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