- -arium
- (L). A place where something is kept
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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-arium — Suffix (zur Bildung von Ortsbezeichnungen, vornehmlich zur Charakterisierung von künstlich geschaffenen Anlagen, z.B. Planetarium Beobachtungsstation für Himmelskörper ) per. Wortschatz bildg. ( ) Beschreibung von Affixen. Es wird hauptsächlich… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
-arium — [er′ē əm, ar′ē əm] [L, neut. sing. of arius, ARY] suffix a place for or connected with [oceanarium] … English World dictionary
-arium — suffix forming nouns usu. denoting a place (aquarium; planetarium). Etymology: L, neut. of adjs. in arius: see ARY(1) * * * ˈa(a)r , ˈār , ˈerēəm noun suffix (plural ariums … Useful english dictionary
-arium — a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, which often denote a location or receptacle (armarium; caldarium; solarium; vivarium). It has limited productivity in English, esp. in words denoting an artificial environment for plants or animals, on… … Universalium
-arium — cvb aff. a suffix occurring in nouns denoting an artificial environment for plants or animals, on the model of vivarium or herbarium: aquarium; terrarium Compare ary • Etymology: < L ārium; see ary … From formal English to slang
-arium — noun suffix (plural ariums or aria) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of arius ary thing or place relating to or connected with < planetarium > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-arium — (suffix)) meaning a display usually involving water such as an oceanarium, q.v … Dictionary of ichthyology
arium — aquarium caldarium columbarium frigidarium funérarium insectarium lactarium lactucarium palmarium paludarium planétarium samarium solarium tepidarium terrarium vivarium vélarium … Dictionnaire des rimes
...arium — ari|um <lat. > Endung sächlicher Substantive, die (künstlich geschaffene) Anlagen u. Einrichtungen bezeichnen, z. B. Delphinarium, Planetarium … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
-arium — [ ɛ:rɪəm] suffix forming nouns usually denoting a place: planetarium. Origin from L., neut. of arius, adjectival ending … English new terms dictionary
