| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ium, - a suffix found on nouns borrowed from Latin, esp. derivatives of verbs (odium;
tedium;
colloquium;
delirium), deverbal compounds with the initial element denoting the object of the verb (nasturtium), other types of compounds (equilibrium;
millennium), and derivatives of personal nouns, often denoting the associated status or office (collegium;
consortium;
magisterium);
-ium also occurs in scientific coinages on a Latin model, as in names of metallic elements (barium;
titanium) and as a Latinization of Gk -ion (pericardium).
- Neo-Latin, Latin, neuter suffix
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ium, (sometimes)-um suffix forming nouns - indicating a metallic element: platinum, barium
- (in chemistry) indicating groups forming positive ions: ammonium chloride, hydroxonium ion
- indicating a biological structure: syncytium
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -ion, diminutive suffix |