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-um en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the homographic case endings of the nominative, accusative, and vocative forms of numerous neuter Latin second declension nouns.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Denotes singular grammatical number.
  2. (morpheme) Forms the ends of the names of certain elements (such as molybdenum and platinum).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
-a Number=Plur lexicographic
-ums Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sanatorium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · delirium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · criterium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · datum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · erratum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · decennium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · solarium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · Valium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · podium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · mortuarium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · pessarium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · stadium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · medium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · gymnasium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · opium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · labarum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · modicum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · forum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · talcum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · museum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · minimum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · mandatum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · maximum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · interbellum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · desideratum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · unicum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · optimum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · imperium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · referendum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · tedium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · ultimatum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · honorarium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · vacuum (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · millennium (Terms which feature the -um suffix) · postbellum (Terms which feature the -um suffix)

Relateds

-a (See also) · -us (See also) · -on (See also) · -ium (See also) · -os (See also)

Translations (12)

it -o (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · el -ο (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · de -um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · sv -um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · el -ον (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · pt -o (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · es -o (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · it -a (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · fr -um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · pl -um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · ja ウム (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) · nl -um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix)

Source: en.wiktionary, “-um” (suffix), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

-um en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Possibly from 'em.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Denotes transitive verbs in the trade pidgins used between English-speakers and indigenous populations; used derogatorily by extension in English by addition to any verb, transitive or not.
    • Having finished her return of deaths, she went on to say "Black fellow sick—white lady fowl sendum—white lady kangaroo sendum—master all self eatum—" but here she paused and made an exception in favour of the matron, expressed by the words " Missis not eatum—missis good fellow." 1871, Mrs. Edward Millett, An Australian parsonage; or, The settler and the savage in Western Australia, page 129:
    • "Givum dinner; smokum pipe," was all that we could get out of Quatchett. 1896, F J Stimsom, King Noanett: A Story of Old Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay, page 254:

Deriveds

smellum water (Terms featuring the -um suffix, in the 'em sense) · skookum (Terms featuring the -um suffix, in the 'em sense) · smokum (Terms featuring the -um suffix, in the 'em sense)