-ium

后缀
中文释义

英文释义

后缀
  1. Used to form the names of metal elements, after the style of early-named elements, as well as the isotopes of hydrogen. morpheme,uncountable,usually
  2. Used to form the name of an aggregation or mass of something, such as biological tissue morpheme
    — epithelium, pollinium
  3. Used to indicate the setting where a given activity is carried out morpheme
    — auditorium, gymnasium, planetarium
  4. Used to form the temporary systematic element name of a metallic or nonmetallic element which is postulated to exist, or which has been newly synthesized and has not yet been assigned a permanent name. morpheme,uncountable,usually
  5. Forms the name of biological structures and parts. morpheme
    — clinanthium, periodontium
  6. Used to form the name of polyatomic cations. Common examples are quaternary ammonium compounds used as neuromuscular blocking agents, cholinergic agents, anticholinergic agents, antibacterials/antiseptics, or other agents. morpheme,uncountable,usually
    — Alternative form: -onium
  7. Appended to common words to create scientific-sounding or humorous-sounding fictional substance names. broadly,humorous,morpheme,uncountable,usually
    — According to the FAQ, a site's coolness can be attributed to a trace element called coolium.

词形变化

-iums plural -iums plural -ia plural -iums plural -ia plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin -um (neuter singular morphological suffix), based on Latin terms for metals such as ferrum (“iron”).
词源 2
Reanalysis from multiple Latin or New Latin compounds suffixed with -ium, whose function, among others, is to derive parasynthetic compounds.
词源 3
Reanalysis of Latin words suffixed with -tōrium, -ārium and -ium.
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