muzeum

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Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mu‧zeum

Noun

muzeum n (related adjective muzejní)

  1. museum

Declension

Declension of muzeum (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative muzeum muzea
genitive muzea muzeí
dative muzeu muzeím
accusative muzeum muzea
vocative muzeum muzea
locative muzeu muzeích
instrumental muzeem muzei

Further reading

  • “muzeum”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “museum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “muzeum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “muzeum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

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muzeum

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English museum, French muséum, German Museum, ultimately from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈzɛ.um/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛum
  • Syllabification: mu‧ze‧um

Noun

muzeum n (related adjective muzealny)

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

Declension

Declension of muzeum
singular plural
nominative muzeum muzea
genitive muzeum muzeów
dative muzeum muzeom
accusative muzeum muzea
instrumental muzeum muzeami
locative muzeum muzeach
vocative muzeum muzea
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • muzeum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • muzeum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • muzeum in PWN's encyclopedia
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