Noun: mausoleum
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | mausoleum |
| Pl. | mausolea; mausoleums |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like mausoleum
antibioticum,
internetforum,
emporium,
mausoleum,
scrotum,
columbarium,
crematorium,
sanatorium,
geboortedatum,
territorium,
openluchtmuseum,
centrum,
observatorium,
auditorium,
fitnesscentrum,
bowlingcentrum,
gymnasium,
universum,
castellum,
laboratorium, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria. See: Latin Nouns '
mausōlēum'.
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