thermae

English

Etymology

From Latin thermae, plural of therma. See thermal.

Noun

thermae pl (plural only)

1. Roman-style spring or baths with warm or hot water.

   Synonym: spa

   • 1933, Frank Hammond Krusen, Light Therapy, page 4:

     The Greeks and Romans constructed in their homes special sun parlors (called helioses or thermae).

Translations

• Spanish: termas (es) f pl

References

• “thermæ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• erathem, mathree, meather, methera

Latin

Noun

thermae

1. inflection of therma:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

References

• “thermae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “thermae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thermae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “thermae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thermae in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “thermae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “thermae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin