Museum
German, noun/muˈzeːʊm/
Museum is a German neuter noun meaning “museum (building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Einrichtung zur thematischen Forschung und Archivierung, der präsentierten Aufbereitung und Ausstellung…”.
What does Museum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermuseum (building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Einrichtung zur thematischen Forschung und Archivierung, der präsentierten Aufbereitung und Ausstellung ausgewählter Ausstellungsstücke für die Öffentlichkeit mit meist pädagogischem Anspruch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Museum
- Museums genitive
- Museen plural
- M. abbreviation
- Mus. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Museum?
- /muˈzeːʊm/
- [muˈzeːʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Museum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Museum in German?
Museum appears 51 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).