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Podium


Po′di-um

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Podia
(#)
.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK], [GREEK], foot. See
Pew
.]
1.
(Arch.)
A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
It is especially employed by archæologists in two senses:
(a)
The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.
(b)
The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
See Illust. of
Column
.
2.
(Zool.)
The foot.

Definition 2024


pódium

pódium

See also: podium and Podium

Czech

Noun

pódium n

  1. podium

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, base), from diminutive of πούς (poús, foot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoːdiʲum]
  • Hyphenation: pó‧di‧um

Noun

pódium (plural pódiumok)

  1. platform (a raised stage from which speeches are made and songs are sung)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative pódium pódiumok
accusative pódiumot pódiumokat
dative pódiumnak pódiumoknak
instrumental pódiummal pódiumokkal
causal-final pódiumért pódiumokért
translative pódiummá pódiumokká
terminative pódiumig pódiumokig
essive-formal pódiumként pódiumokként
essive-modal
inessive pódiumban pódiumokban
superessive pódiumon pódiumokon
adessive pódiumnál pódiumoknál
illative pódiumba pódiumokba
sublative pódiumra pódiumokra
allative pódiumhoz pódiumokhoz
elative pódiumból pódiumokból
delative pódiumról pódiumokról
ablative pódiumtól pódiumoktól
Possessive forms of pódium
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. pódiumom pódiumaim
2nd person sing. pódiumod pódiumaid
3rd person sing. pódiuma pódiumai
1st person plural pódiumunk pódiumaink
2nd person plural pódiumotok pódiumaitok
3rd person plural pódiumuk pódiumaik

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Spanish

Noun

pódium m (plural pódiums)

  1. platform, podium