LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sphaeristērium

sphaeristērium n (genitive sphaeristēriī or sphaeristērī)
Classical[spʰae̯.rɪsˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sfe.risˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. In Classic architecture, a large open space connected with the Roman thermae, for exercise with balls after the bather had been anointed; they were also provided in the Roman villas, ballcourt, court.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

locus lūdendī pilā
sphaeristērium -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesphaeristēriumsphaeristēria
genitivesphaeristēriī
sphaeristērī		sphaeristēriōrum
dativesphaeristēriōsphaeristēriīs
accusativesphaeristēriumsphaeristēria
ablativesphaeristēriōsphaeristēriīs
vocativesphaeristēriumsphaeristēria

sphaeristērĭum, ii, n., = σφαιριστήριον.
I. Lit., a place for playing ball, a ball-court, tennis-court, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 12; 5, 6, 27; Suet. Vesp. 20; Inscr. Orell. 57.—
II. Transf., a game at ball, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 30; Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek σφαιρόω(sphairóō)
  2. Ancient Greek -τήριον(-tḗrion)
  3. Latinsphaeristērium

Ancient Greek σφαιριστήριον (sphairistḗrion)bor. Latin sphaeristērium Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφαιριστήριον (sphairistḗrion, “ball”).

Quick answers

What does sphaeristērium mean in Latin?
sphaeristērium, a noun, means “In Classic architecture, a large open space connected with the Roman thermae, for exercise with balls after the bather had been anointed; they were also provided in the Roman villas, ballcourt, court.”.
What is the genitive of sphaeristērium?
The genitive singular is sphaeristēriī. sphaeristērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sphaeristērium?
In classical Latin, [spʰae̯.rɪsˈteː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sfe.risˈtɛː.ri.um].
Where does sphaeristērium come from?
Ancient Greek σφαιρόω (sphairóō) → Ancient Greek -τήριον (-tḗrion) → Latin sphaeristērium.