theatrum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, to watch, to observe”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tʰeˈaː.trum/, [t̪ʰeˈäːt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈa.trum/, [t̪eˈäːt̪rum]
Audio (Classical): (file)
Noun
theātrum n (genitive theātrī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | theātrum | theātra |
Genitive | theātrī | theātrōrum |
Dative | theātrō | theātrīs |
Accusative | theātrum | theātra |
Ablative | theātrō | theātrīs |
Vocative | theātrum | theātra |
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References
- “theatrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “theatrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- theatrum 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)
- theatrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the playhouse: theatrum
- the playhouse: theatrum
- “theatrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “theatrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin