-arium
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- A place or device containing or associated with:
“与…有关的”东西：一个空间或装置含有的或有关的：
planetarium.
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语源
- Latin [neuter of] -ārius [-ary]
拉丁语 [] -ārius的中性 [表“与…有关的”]
-arium
suffix forming nouns
indicating a place for or associated with something
⇒
aquarium
⇒
planetarium
⇒
solarium
Origin
from Latin -ārium, neuter of -ārius -ary-arium
Word Origin
1
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, which often denote a location or receptacle (armarium; caldarium; solarium; vivarium). It has limited productivity in English, especially in words denoting an artificial environment for plants or animals, on the model of vivarium or herbarium: aquarium; insectarium; terrarium.
Compare -ary.
Origin
< Latin -ārium; see -ary
Related Words
- aquarium
- armamentarium
- armarium
- avicularium
- caldarium
- cinerarium
-arium
noun suffix
(plural -ariums or -aria)
planetarium
noun suffix
(plural -ariums or -aria)
ETYMOLOGY Latin, from neuter of -arius -ary
: thing or place relating to or connected withplanetarium
-arium
suffix
- forming nouns usually denoting a place［构成名词］表示“…的地方”：
-
planetarium
vivarium.
词源
from Latin， neuter of -arius, adjectival ending.
-arium
belonging to or connected with:
belonging to or connected with:
aquarium, planetarium
ORIGIN: Latin , neut. of adjectives in -arius : see -ary 1
-ar·i·um
\ˈa(a)r-, ˈār-, ˈerēəm\ noun suffix
(plural -ariums or -aria)
Etymology: Latin, from neuter of -arius -ary
: thing or place belonging to or connected with
< aquarium >
< planetarium >
< aquarium >
< planetarium >
-arium
Suffix
- A place associated with a specified thing.
- A device associated with a specified function.
Etymology
From Latin -ārium.
Usage notes
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -arium
后缀：-arium [名词后缀]
表示场所、地点、...馆、...室、...院、...所等
planetarium 天文馆
oceanarium （海洋）水族馆
atomarium 原子馆
insectarium 昆虫馆
herbarium 植物标本室
sanitarium 疗养院
vivarium 动物饲养所
aquarium 水族馆
serpentarium 蛇类展览馆
frigidarium 冷藏室
solarium 日光浴室
columbarium 鸽棚
ovarium 卵巢