muzeo
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from English museum, Italian museo, German Museum, Polish muzeum, and Russian музе́й (muzéj), from Latin mūsēum.[1][2] Compare French musée, muséum, Spanish museo, Portuguese museu. Doublet of mozaiko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈzeo/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: mu‧ze‧o
Noun
muzeo (accusative singular muzeon, plural muzeoj, accusative plural muzeojn)
- (architecture) museum
- 2025 November 27, Renée Triolle, “La unua eŭropano, kiu vizitis Tibeton Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969)”, in uea.facila[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:
- Ĉe la muzeo Guimet en Parizo ŝi ekinteresiĝis pri la aziaj artoj kaj kulturoj
- At the Guimet museum in Paris, she started to become interested about Asian art and cultures.
References
- ^ Ebbe Vilborg, “muzeo”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 3, →ISBN, page 128
- ^ André Cherpillod, “muzeo”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN
Further reading
- “muzeo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “muzeo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present
- Wells, John C. (1992), “muze/o, museum”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary[2], →ISBN, pages 118, 313
- Benson, Peter J. (1995), “museum”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary[3], →ISBN, page 340
- Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “muze-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[4], →OL, page 279
- Motteau, Achille (1907), “muze-o”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[5], →OCLC, page 97
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto muzeo, English museum, French musée, muséum, German Museum, Italian museo, Russian музе́й (muzéj), Spanish museo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈzeo/
Noun
muzeo (plural muzei)