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noun · neutersecond declension

theātrum

theātrum n (genitive theātrī)
Classical[tʰeˈaː.trũː]Ecclesiastical[teˈaː.trum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

aedificium ubi fābulae aguntur; gradūs multōs habet, in quibus spectātōrēs sedent.
theātrum -ī n — in Mille Verba, ch. Lūdī et Ōtium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetheātrumtheātra
genitivetheātrītheātrōrum
dativetheātrōtheātrīs
accusativetheātrumtheātra
ablativetheātrōtheātrīs
vocativetheātrumtheātra

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

theatrum
the playhouse.
theatra reclamant
the spectators protest.

thĕātrum, i, n., = θέατρον,
I. a playhouse, theatre (cf.: scena, spectaculum, ludus).
I. Lit.: num theatrum, gymnasia, porticus, etc. ... rem publicam efficiebat? Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44: theatrum ut commune sit, id. Fin. 3, 20, 67: castra munita ... alterā (ex parte) a theatro, quod est ante oppidum, Caes. B. C. 2, 25; Nep. Reg. 2, 1: populi sensus maxime theatro et spectaculis perspectus est, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: aliquid totius theatri clamore dicere, id. ib.: consessus theatri, id. Tusc. 1, 16, 37: in vacuo laetus sessor plausorque theatro, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 130; Ov. A. A. 1, 497: hos arto stipata theatro Spectat Roma potens, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 60: Philippus in acie tutior quam in theatro fuit, Curt. 9, 6, 25; cf. Vitr. 5, 3, 1 sqq.; Verg. A. 1, 427; Liv. Epit. 48 fin.; Val. Max. 2, 4, 2: exeamus e theatro, i. e. cease to speak of actors, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.—Of the Greek theatre, which served as a place for public meetings, Cic. Fl. 7, 16; Liv. 24, 39, 1; 33, 28, 4; Tac. H. 2, 80; Nep. Timol. 4, 2; Vulg. Act. 19, 29; 19, 31.—
B. Transf.
1. In gen., any open space for exhibiting martial games, Verg. A. 5, 288; 5, 664.—
2. Like our theatre, for the spectators assembled in a theatre, a theatrical audience: frequentissimum, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59: consensus theatri, id. Phil. 1, 12, 30: tunc est commovendum theatrum, cum ventum est ad ipsum illud Plaudite, Quint. 6, 1, 52.—Plur.: qui (modi) totis theatris maestitiam inferunt, Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106; id. de Or. 3, 50, 196: tota saepe theatra exclamasse barbare, Quint. 1, 6, 45; cf.: spissa theatra, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 41.—
II. Trop., a place of exhibition, theatre, stage, for any public act: nullum theatrum virtuti conscientia majus est, Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 64: magno theatro (ea familiaritas) spectata est, openly, publicly, id. Fam. 12, 29, 1; cf.: quasi in aliquo terrarum orbis theatro versari, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 35; id. Brut. 2, 6: in theatro terrarum orbis esse, Curt. 9, 6, 21: optimus quisque praeceptor frequentiā gaudet ac majore se theatro dignum putat, Quint. 1, 2, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεᾰ́ομαι (theắomai, “to see, to watch, to observe”).

Descendants
  • Catalanteatre
  • Frenchthéâtre
  • GermanTheaterfrom French théâtre
  • Romanianteatrufrom French théâtre
  • Italianteatro
  • Englishtheaterfrom Old French teatre
  • Englishtheatrefrom Old French teatre
  • Portugueseteatro
  • Englishtiatrfrom Portuguese teatro
  • Spanishteatro

In English words that came into English from theātrum

  • theatertheātrum
  • theatraltheātrālis

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTheatrumTheatrum As the Greek drama sprang from the choral dances round the altar of Dionysus, so the architectural form of the Greek theatre was developed fr…

Quick answers

What does theātrum mean in Latin?
theātrum, a noun, means “A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage.”.
What is the genitive of theātrum?
The genitive singular is theātrī. theātrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce theātrum?
In classical Latin, [tʰeˈaː.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈaː.trum].