muzeum

See also: múzeum

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuzɛu̯m]
• Hyphenation: mu‧zeum

Noun

muzeum n (related adjective muzejní)

1. museum

Declension

Declension of muzeum (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	muzeum	muzea
genitive	muzea	muzeí
dative	muzeu	muzeím
accusative	muzeum	muzea
vocative	muzeum	muzea
locative	muzeu	muzeích
instrumental	muzeem	muzei

Further reading

• “muzeum”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “museum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “muzeum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “muzeum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

muzeum

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English museum, French muséum, German Museum, ultimately from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈzɛ.um/

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• Rhymes: -ɛum
• Syllabification: mu‧ze‧um

Noun

muzeum n (related adjective muzealny)

1. museum (building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural, or artistic value)

Declension

Declension of muzeum

	singular	plural
nominative	muzeum	muzea
genitive	muzeum	muzeów
dative	muzeum	muzeom
accusative	muzeum	muzea
instrumental	muzeum	muzeami
locative	muzeum	muzeach
vocative	muzeum	muzea

Related terms

adjectives

• muzealniczy
• muzeologiczny

 

nouns

• muzealia
• muzealnictwo
• muzealnik
• muzeolog
• muzeologia

 

Further reading

• muzeum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• muzeum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• muzeum in PWN's encyclopedia