-arium

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Suffix
  - 1.2.1 Usage notes
  - 1.2.2 Derived terms
2 Latin
- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Suffix

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -ārium.

[edit] Suffix

-arium

A place associated with a specified thing.
A device associated with a specified function.

[edit] Usage notes

elements such as barium and samarium have the -ium suffix.

[edit] Derived terms

Related terms

[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA: /ˈ-aː.ri.um/

[edit] Suffix

-ārium n (genitive -āriī); second declension

Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things are kept" from other nouns.

armārium (“closet, chest”), from arma (“weapons, tools”)

sōlārium (“sundial, house-top”), from sōl (“sun”)

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ārium	-āria
genitive	-āriī	-āriōrum
dative	-āriō	-āriīs
accusative	-ārium	-āria
ablative	-āriō	-āriīs
vocative	-ārium	-āria

[edit] Related terms

-ārius

[edit] Descendants

English: -arium

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