3-room(ed) apartment

kohyoongliat · #1 (**permalink**) 08-May-2007, 18:48

3-room apartment and 3-roomed apartment are both correct.
What I don't understand is why '3-roomed' apartment is correct since there is no such word as 'roomed'.

Thanks in advance.

Anglika · #2 (**permalink**) 08-May-2007, 19:41

Merriam-Webster has "roomed" as an adjective - which would make sense in this context, where it is a modifier for "apartment".

kohyoongliat · #3 (**permalink**) 09-May-2007, 00:30

So it is AmE.
Thanks, Anglika.

Anglika · #4 (**permalink**) 09-May-2007, 00:43

Not really. It is used here when describing housing of any kind, and the OED gives it as an adjective as well.

kohyoongliat · #5 (**permalink**) 09-May-2007, 01:32

Thanks, Anglika.

I didn't know that.

Best wishes


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