-arium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A place associated with a specified thing.
  2. A device associated with a specified function.

Pronunciation

-âr′ē-əm /-ˈɛə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ /-ˈɛːɹ.iː.əm/ /-ˈeə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ /-ˈeɹ.i.əm/ /-ˈɛɹ.i.əm/ /-ˈeːɹ.iː.əm/ /-ˈiə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ /-ˈeɾ.i.əm/ /-ˈeɾ.i.ʌm/ /-ˈa(ː)(ɾ).iː.um/ /-ˈɛjə̯(ɾ).iː.um/ /-ˈeːɾ.iː.um/

Word forms

-arium -ariums -aria

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ārium. Doublet of -ary.

Synonyms

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