See also: Stadium and stádium

English [ edit ]

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A stadium (venue for sporting events)

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).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/

: Hyphenation: sta‧di‧um

Audio (US)

Noun [ edit ]

stadium (plural stadiums or stadia)

Usage notes [ edit ]

The alternative plural stadia is occasionally used, chiefly in high-register contexts.

Synonyms [ edit ]

( venue where sporting events are held ) : arena

( Greek unit of length ) : Olympic stadium

( graduated rod in surveying ) : stadia stadia rod

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

Greek measure of length Dutch: stadion (nl) n

German: Stadion (de) n

Greek: στάδιο (el) n ( stádio ) Ancient Greek: στάδιον n ( stádion ) Ido: stadio (io)

Russian: ста́дий (ru) m ( stádij )

telemeter Greek: σταδιόμετρο (el) n ( stadiómetro )

graduated rod in surveying Greek: σταδία (el) f ( stadía )

References [ edit ]

Czech [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

stadium n

See also [ edit ]

fáze f

Further reading [ edit ]

Dutch [ 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).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Audio

Hyphenation: sta‧di‧um

Noun [ edit ]

stadium n (plural stadiums or stadia, diminutive stadiumpje n )

A stadium A stage phase

Usage notes [ edit ]

Stadium is a learned term used in certain proper nouns such as Yankee Stadium. The standard Dutch term is stadion

Related terms [ edit ]

Latin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From the Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

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 Nominative stadium stadia Genitive stadiī

stadī 1 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 )

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

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 ]

Noun [ edit ]

stadium

stadium ( venue where sporting events are held )

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 ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈstad.jum/

: Audio

Noun [ edit ]

stadium n (plural stadia)

Declension [ edit ]

declension of stadium singular plural nominative stadium stadia genitive stadium stadiów dative stadium stadiom accusative stadium stadia instrumental stadium stadiami locative stadium stadiach vocative stadium stadia