emporium
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin emporium (“trading station, market town, market”); from Ancient Greek ἐμπορεῖον (emporion, “trading station”), from ἔμπορος (emporos, “merchant", "traveller", literally "incomer"”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and πόρος (poros, “fare”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
emporium (plural emporiums or emporia)
- A market place or trading centre, particularly of an ancient city.
- 2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin 2008, p. 28:
- Only where churchmen congregated or rulers established their emporia—licensed depots for the long-distance trade in luxuries—did any vestiges of urban life survive.
- 2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin 2008, p. 28:
- A shop that offers a wide variety of goods, often used facetiously.
- With a name like "The Wine and Spirits Emporium", no wonder the prices are so high.
- A department store.
- (obsolete) The brain.
Translations [edit]
a shop that offers a wide variety of goods
a department store
a market place or trading centre, particularly of an ancient city
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Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
emporium (genitive emporiī); n, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | emporium | emporia |
| genitive | emporiī | emporiōrum |
| dative | emporiō | emporiīs |
| accusative | emporium | emporia |
| ablative | emporiō | emporiīs |
| vocative | emporium | emporia |
Polish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin emporium (“trading station, market town, market”); from Ancient Greek ἐμπορεῖον (emporion, “trading station”), from ἔμπορος (emporos, “merchant", "traveller", literally "incomer"”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and πόρος (poros, “journey”)
Noun [edit]
emporium n
