Museum
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Museum n (strong, genitive Museums, plural Museen)
- museum (building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Museum [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Museum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Museum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Museum” in Duden online
Museum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de