stadium
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin stadium (“a measure of length, a race course”) (commonly one-eighth of a Roman mile; translated in early English Bibles by furlong), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “a measure of length, a running track”), especially the track at Olympia, which was one stadium in length. The Greek word may literally mean "fixed standard of length" (from στάδιος (stádios, “firm, fixed”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-, whence also stand and Latin stare). Doublet of stade, stadion, and estadio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stadium (plural stadiums or stadia)
- A venue where sporting events are held.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times[1]:
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.
- An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
- Synonym: stadion
- (historical) Synonym of stadion, a Greek unit of length equivalent to about 185 m.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 2, member 3, page 245:
- Dionysiodorus […] sent a letter ad superos after he was dead, from the centre of the earth, to signify what distance the same centre was from the superficies of the same, viz. 42,000 stadiums […] .
- A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.
- (surveying) a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope.
- (biology) A life stage of an organism.
Usage notes edit
- The alternative plural stadia is occasionally used, chiefly in high-register contexts or when referring to the Ancient Greek unit of measure.
Synonyms edit
- (venue where sporting events are held): arena
- (graduated rod in surveying): stadia, stadia rod
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References edit
- “stadium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Czech edit
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stadium n
Declension edit
See also edit
- fáze f
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stadium (“a measure of length, commonly one-eighth of a Roman mile, furlong; a race course”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “a measure of length, a running track”), especially the track at Olympia, which was one stadium in length. The Greek word may literally mean "fixed standard of length" (from στάδιος (stádios, “firm, fixed”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
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stadium n (plural stadiums or stadia, diminutive stadiumpje n)
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- → Indonesian: stadium
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch stadium (“stadium, life stage; stage, phase”), from Latin stadium (“a measure of length, a race course”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “a measure of length, a running track”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Doublet of stadion.
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Noun edit
stadium (plural stadium-stadium, first-person possessive stadiumku, second-person possessive stadiummu, third-person possessive stadiumnya)
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Further reading edit
- “stadium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsta.di.um/, [ˈs̠t̪äd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsta.di.um/, [ˈst̪äːd̪ium]
Noun edit
stadium n (genitive stadiī or stadī); second declension
- stade (distance of 125 paces)
- racecourse (athletics)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | stadium | stadia |
Genitive | stadiī stadī1 |
stadiōrum |
Dative | stadiō | stadiīs |
Accusative | stadium | stadia |
Ablative | stadiō | stadiīs |
Vocative | stadium | stadia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms edit
- (measure of distance): stadiī (plurale tantum)
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Related terms edit
References edit
- “stadium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “stadium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- stadium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to run a foot-race: stadium currere (Off. 3. 10. 42)
- to run a foot-race: stadium currere (Off. 3. 10. 42)
- “stadium”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[3]
- “stadium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “stadium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English stadium, from Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), from στάδιος (stádios), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /stadiom/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /stadiʊm/
- Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om
Noun edit
stadium (Jawi spelling ستاديوم, plural stadium-stadium, informal 1st possessive stadiumku, 2nd possessive stadiummu, 3rd possessive stadiumnya)
- stadium (venue where sporting events are held)
Alternative forms edit
- stadion (Indonesian)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), via Latin stadium.
Noun edit
stadium n (definite singular stadiet, indefinite plural stadier, definite plural stadia or stadiene)
- a stage (of a process or development)
See also edit
References edit
- “stadium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), via Latin stadium.
Noun edit
stadium n (definite singular stadiet, indefinite plural stadium, definite plural stadia)
- a stage (of a process or development)
See also edit
References edit
- “stadium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐον (stádion). Doublet of stadion (“arena, stadium”).
Pronunciation edit
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stadium n
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Swedish edit
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- stadie (nonstandard)
Noun edit
stadium n
- a stage, a phase (delimited part of something that happens)
- Synonym: skede
- i ett tidigt stadium
- at an early stage
- i ett senare stadium
- at a later stage
Declension edit
Declension of stadium | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stadium | stadiet | stadier | stadierna |
Genitive | stadiums | stadiets | stadiers | stadiernas |