Museum
museum
noun moo-ZAY-um Less Common
Origin: from Latin museum, from Greek mouseion
Usage Note
Museum keeps its Latin shape and forms an irregular plural, Museen, dropping the -um. It is neuter: das Museum. The same -um to -een pattern appears in Gymnasium and Stadium.
Examples
"Das Museum ist am Montag geschlossen."
Natural Translation
The museum is closed on Monday.
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