See also: Museum, muséum , and .museum

English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

musæum ( archaic )

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

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museum English Wikipedia has an article on: Wikipedia

museum (plural museums or musea)

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

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The plural "musea" has always been very rare in English.

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Afrikaans [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Dutch museum, from Latin museum.

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museum (plural museums)

Danish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Via Latin mūsēum from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “a shrine of the Muses”), derived from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).

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IPA(key): [muˈsɛːɔm]

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museum n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural museer, definite plural museerne)

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of museum neuter

gender Singular Plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative museum museet museer museerne genitive museums museets museers museernes

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Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin museum.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˌmyˈzeː.ʏm/

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Hyphenation: mu‧se‧um

Noun [ edit ]

museum n (plural musea or museums, diminutive museumpje n )

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Latin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “a shrine of the Muses”).

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Noun [ edit ]

mūsēum n (genitive mūsēī); second declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural Nominative mūsēum mūsēa Genitive mūsēī mūsēōrum Dative mūsēō mūsēīs Accusative mūsēum mūsēa Ablative mūsēō mūsēīs Vocative mūsēum mūsēa

References [ edit ]

museum Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

(augmented edition, 1883–1887) museum in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia ‎ [1]

in The Perseus Project (1999) ‎ museum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers

in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) , New York: Harper & Brothers museum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

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Noun [ edit ]

museum n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural museer, definite plural musea or museene)

a museum

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“museum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

museum Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on: Wikipedia nn

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museum n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural museum, definite plural musea)

a museum

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“museum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin museum.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /mɵˈseːˌɵm/

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Noun [ edit ]

museum n

a museum

Usage notes [ edit ]

As the first part of a compound, the form musei- is used.

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of museum Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative museum museet museer museerna Genitive museums museets museers museernas

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West Frisian [ edit ]

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