stadion

See also: Stadion and stadión

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stade, stadium, and estadio.

Noun

stadion (plural stadia or stadions)

2. (historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.

   Synonyms: (historical) furlong, stade, stadium

   Hyponym: Olympic stadion

   Coordinate terms: (1/600 stadion) Greek foot, (1/125 stadion) passus, (1/6 stadion) plethron

   • 1883: Franz von Reber (translated by Joseph Thacher Clarke), History of ancient art, p257 (S. Low…)

     The stadion did not suffice for the races of horses and chariots which had been favorites with the Greeks since the Trojan war.

   • 1993: David Gilman Romano, Athletics and Mathematics in Archaic Corinth: The Origins of the Greek Stadion, page 1 (Diane Publishing Co.; →ISBN (10), →ISBN (13))

     The stadion was used specifically for human athletic contests whereas the Greek hippodrome and later the Roman circus were used for equestrian events. The gymnasion and the palaistra were used for training purposes for human athletic events.

   • 2001, Edward Seldon Sears, Running Through the Ages, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 26:

     Stadion Race (200 meters) […]  The winner of the Stadion race could justifiably be called the fastest man in the Greek world. According to legend, Herakles, whose feet were 0·32 meters (12·7 inches) long, stepped-off the Stadion at Olympia. Since he chose a distance of 600 “feet”, this made the race at Olympia 192 meters. Herakles staged a race for his brothers, the Kouretes, and crowned the victor with a branch of wild olive. Although the Greek Stadion race was always 600 feet, other Greek gods had “feet” of different lengths. This caused the length of the Stadion race to vary slightly from stadium to stadium. This list of Olympic victors compiled by Hippias in about 400 B.C. lists the Stadion race as the only event in the first 13 Olympic games. Coreobus of Elis, a cook, was the victor in the Stadion race in 776 B.C. and thus the first recorded Olympic victor.

   • 2011, Ali Kemal Senan, Phaselis, →ISBN, page 510:

     Major Lacius, together with his soldiers, met the group in a place about two stadions from the court.

3. Synonym of stadium (“Ancient Greek racecourse”).
   • 1882, Franz von Reber, translated by Joseph Thacher Clarke, History of Ancient Art, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], pages 17–18:

     The stadion did not suffice for the races of horses and chariots which had been favorites with the Greeks since the Trojan war. In such early ages, any goal chosen in the plain was sufficient, like the oak-trunk mentioned by Homer; but it could not have been long before the need was manifest of a sloping stand for the spectators and an enclosure for the contestants, and thus the hippodrome, the race-course, was developed similarly to the smaller stadion.

   • 1896, Duffield Osborne, “A Day at Olympia”, in Scribner’s Magazine, volume XIX, number 50, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons; London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Limited, page 436, column 1:

     […] to my mind, that honor which a man attains by the wealth that allows him to buy the speediest horses and hire the most skilful drivers, compares poorly with the honor he wins who descends naked into the stadion and conquers by the strength of his muscles, the cunning of his brain, and the courage of his heart.

   • 1927, Matlack Price, The ABC of Architecture, New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton & Company, page 131:

     Nor can we think of these buildings as minor architectural incidents when we learn that the stadion at Athens seated between forty and fifty thousand people.

   • 1993, Per Bilde, editor, Centre and Periphery in the Hellenistic World, Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, →ISBN, page 98:

     In the Hellenistic period, the town-centres in the southern part of Illyria were further hellenized and, like Byllis (southern Albania), equipped with public buildings such as temples, stadions and theatres, in addition to agoras, peristyles, etc. (Ceka 1985a).

   • 2023, Dean Peeters, Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic – Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC–AD 700) (Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery; 18), Oxford, Oxon: Archaeopress, →ISBN, pages 58–59:

     In addition, only a small number of cities (and almost no small cities) present evidence for the repair or adaptation of public buildings (i.e. agorai, theatres, odeia, stadions, aqueducts, and baths) during the Early Roman Imperial period.

Translations

A unit of length roughly equal to 1/8 mile — see also furlong

• Bulgarian: ста́дий (bg) m (stádij)
• Dutch: stadion (nl) n
• French: stade (fr) m
• German: Stadion (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: στάδιον n (stádion)

  Modern: στάδιο (el) n (stádio)

• Ido: stadio (io)
• Irish: staid f
• Latin: stadium n
• Portuguese: estádio (pt) m
• Russian: ста́дий (ru) m (stádij)
• Swedish: stadion (sv) n
• Welsh: ystad m or f

Anagrams

• adonist, dations

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian стадион (stadion).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sta‧di‧on

Noun

stadion

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held)

Declension

Declension of stadion

	singular	plural
nominative	stadion	stadionlar
genitive	stadionnıñ	stadionlarnıñ
dative	stadionğa	stadionlarğa
accusative	stadionnı	stadionlarnı
locative	stadionda	stadionlarda
ablative	stadiondan	stadionlardan

References

• “stadion”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Alternative forms

• stadión m

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstadɪjon]

Noun

stadion m inan

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held)

Declension

Declension of stadion (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	stadion	stadiony
genitive	stadionu	stadionů
dative	stadionu	stadionům
accusative	stadion	stadiony
vocative	stadione	stadiony
locative	stadioně, stadionu	stadionech
instrumental	stadionem	stadiony

Danish

Noun

stadion n (definite singular stadionet, indefinite plural stadioner / stadions, definite plural stadionerne)

1. a stadium (sporting venue)

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), from στάδιος (stádios), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sta‧di‧on

Noun

stadion n (plural stadions, diminutive stadionnetje n)

1. (sports) stadium, arena

Descendants

• → Indonesian: stadion

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑdion/, [ˈs̠tɑ̝dio̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑdion
• Hyphenation^(key): sta‧di‧on

Noun

stadion

1. (sports) stadium
2. stadion (unit of measure)

Declension

Inflection of stadion (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		stadion	stadionit
genitive		stadionin	stadionien stadioneiden stadioneitten
partitive		stadionia	stadioneita stadioneja
illative		stadioniin	stadioneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		stadion	stadionit
accusative	nom.	stadion	stadionit
	gen.	stadionin
genitive		stadionin	stadionien stadioneiden stadioneitten
partitive		stadionia	stadioneita stadioneja
inessive		stadionissa	stadioneissa
elative		stadionista	stadioneista
illative		stadioniin	stadioneihin
adessive		stadionilla	stadioneilla
ablative		stadionilta	stadioneilta
allative		stadionille	stadioneille
essive		stadionina	stadioneina
translative		stadioniksi	stadioneiksi
abessive		stadionitta	stadioneitta
instructive		—	stadionein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of stadion (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stadionini stadionini accusative nom. stadionini stadionini gen. stadionini genitive stadionini stadionieni stadioneideni stadioneitteni partitive stadioniani stadioneitani stadionejani inessive stadionissani stadioneissani elative stadionistani stadioneistani illative stadioniini stadioneihini adessive stadionillani stadioneillani ablative stadioniltani stadioneiltani allative stadionilleni stadioneilleni essive stadioninani stadioneinani translative stadionikseni stadioneikseni abessive stadionittani stadioneittani instructive — — comitative — stadioneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stadionisi stadionisi accusative nom. stadionisi stadionisi gen. stadionisi genitive stadionisi stadioniesi stadioneidesi stadioneittesi partitive stadioniasi stadioneitasi stadionejasi inessive stadionissasi stadioneissasi elative stadionistasi stadioneistasi illative stadioniisi stadioneihisi adessive stadionillasi stadioneillasi ablative stadioniltasi stadioneiltasi allative stadionillesi stadioneillesi essive stadioninasi stadioneinasi translative stadioniksesi stadioneiksesi abessive stadionittasi stadioneittasi instructive — — comitative — stadioneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stadionimme stadionimme accusative nom. stadionimme stadionimme gen. stadionimme genitive stadionimme stadioniemme stadioneidemme stadioneittemme partitive stadioniamme stadioneitamme stadionejamme inessive stadionissamme stadioneissamme elative stadionistamme stadioneistamme illative stadioniimme stadioneihimme adessive stadionillamme stadioneillamme ablative stadioniltamme stadioneiltamme allative stadionillemme stadioneillemme essive stadioninamme stadioneinamme translative stadioniksemme stadioneiksemme abessive stadionittamme stadioneittamme instructive — — comitative — stadioneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stadioninne stadioninne accusative nom. stadioninne stadioninne gen. stadioninne genitive stadioninne stadionienne stadioneidenne stadioneittenne partitive stadionianne stadioneitanne stadionejanne inessive stadionissanne stadioneissanne elative stadionistanne stadioneistanne illative stadioniinne stadioneihinne adessive stadionillanne stadioneillanne ablative stadioniltanne stadioneiltanne allative stadionillenne stadioneillenne essive stadioninanne stadioneinanne translative stadioniksenne stadioneiksenne abessive stadionittanne stadioneittanne instructive — — comitative — stadioneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative stadioninsa stadioninsa accusative nom. stadioninsa stadioninsa gen. stadioninsa genitive stadioninsa stadioniensa stadioneidensa stadioneittensa partitive stadioniaan stadioniansa stadioneitaan stadionejaan stadioneitansa stadionejansa inessive stadionissaan stadionissansa stadioneissaan stadioneissansa elative stadionistaan stadionistansa stadioneistaan stadioneistansa illative stadioniinsa stadioneihinsa adessive stadionillaan stadionillansa stadioneillaan stadioneillansa ablative stadioniltaan stadioniltansa stadioneiltaan stadioneiltansa allative stadionilleen stadionillensa stadioneilleen stadioneillensa essive stadioninaan stadioninansa stadioneinaan stadioneinansa translative stadionikseen stadioniksensa stadioneikseen stadioneiksensa abessive stadionittaan stadionittansa stadioneittaan stadioneittansa instructive — — comitative — stadioneineen stadioneinensa

Synonyms

• (sports stadium): kilpola (rare, dated)

Derived terms

compounds

• hiihtostadion
• jalkapallostadion
• jäästadion
• moottoristadion
• olympiastadion
• pyöräilystadion
• soutustadion
• stadionyleisö
• uimastadion
• yleisurheilustadion

 

Further reading

• “stadion”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• sidonta, sidotan

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Stadion (“stadium”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃtɒdijon]
• Hyphenation: sta‧di‧on
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

stadion (plural stadionok)

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	stadion	stadionok
accusative	stadiont	stadionokat
dative	stadionnak	stadionoknak
instrumental	stadionnal	stadionokkal
causal-final	stadionért	stadionokért
translative	stadionná	stadionokká
terminative	stadionig	stadionokig
essive-formal	stadionként	stadionokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	stadionban	stadionokban
superessive	stadionon	stadionokon
adessive	stadionnál	stadionoknál
illative	stadionba	stadionokba
sublative	stadionra	stadionokra
allative	stadionhoz	stadionokhoz
elative	stadionból	stadionokból
delative	stadionról	stadionokról
ablative	stadiontól	stadionoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	stadioné	stadionoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	stadionéi	stadionokéi

Possessive forms of stadion
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	stadionom	stadionjaim
2nd person sing.	stadionod	stadionjaid
3rd person sing.	stadionja	stadionjai
1st person plural	stadionunk	stadionjaink
2nd person plural	stadionotok	stadionjaitok
3rd person plural	stadionjuk	stadionjaik

Derived terms

• labdarúgó-stadion

Further reading

• stadion in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch stadion, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), from στάδιος (stádios), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Doublet of stadium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staˈdiɔn/
• Hyphenation: sta‧di‧on
• Rhymes: -ɔn, -n

Noun

stadion (plural stadion-stadion)

1. (sports) stadium: a venue where sporting events are held.

Synonyms

• arena
• stadium (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “stadion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.

Noun

stadion m or n (definite singular stadionen m or stadionet n, indefinite plural stadioner, definite plural stadionene)

1. a stadium (sporting venue)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.

Noun

stadion m (definite singular stadionen, indefinite plural stadionar, definite plural stadionane)
stadion n (definite singular stadionet, indefinite plural stadion, definite plural stadiona)

1. a stadium (sporting venue)

Polish

stadion

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐον (stádion). Doublet of stadium (“stage, phase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.djɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -adjɔn
• Syllabification: sta‧dion

Noun

stadion m inan

1. (sports) stadium

   Synonym: arena

Declension

Declension of stadion

	singular	plural
nominative	stadion	stadiony
genitive	stadionu	stadionów
dative	stadionowi	stadionom
accusative	stadion	stadiony
instrumental	stadionem	stadionami
locative	stadionie	stadionach
vocative	stadionie	stadiony

Further reading

• stadion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stadion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

stadion

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stadion.

Noun

stadion n (plural stadioane)

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	stadion	stadionul		stadioane	stadioanele
genitive-dative	stadion	stadionului		stadioane	stadioanelor
vocative	stadionule			stadioanelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion).

Noun

stȁdiōn m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏дио̄н)

1. (sports) stadium
2. (unit of measure) stadion

Declension

Declension of stadion

	singular	plural
nominative	stadion	stadioni
genitive	stadiona	stadiona
dative	stadionu	stadionima
accusative	stadion	stadione
vocative	stadione	stadioni
locative	stadionu	stadionima
instrumental	stadionom	stadionima

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.

Noun

stadion c or n

1. a stadium (sporting venue)

Declension

Declension of stadion

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stadion	stadions
	definite	stadion	stadions
plural	indefinite	stadion	stadions
	definite	stadion	stadions

Declension of stadion

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stadion	stadions
	definite	stadion	stadions
plural	indefinite	stadion	stadions
	definite	stadion	stadions

Derived terms

• fotbollsstadion
• isstadion
• olympiastadion
• simstadion
• skidstadion
• stadionpublik
• tennisstadion

See also

• idrottsarena
• stadium

Noun

stadion n

1. (historical) stadion (Greek unit of distance)

Declension

Declension of stadion

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stadion	stadions
	definite	stadion	stadions
plural	indefinite	stadier	stadiers
	definite	stadierna	stadiernas

References

• stadion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stadion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stadion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stadion in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)