Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
- 1.3 Pronunciation
- 1.4 Noun
- 1.4.1 Coordinate terms
- 1.4.2 Derived terms
- 1.4.3 Translations
- 2 Danish
- 2.1 Noun
- 2.1.1 Inflection
- 2.1 Noun
- 3 French
- 3.1 Noun
- 3.2 Further reading
- 4 Latin
- 4.1 Alternative forms
- 4.2 Etymology
- 4.3 Pronunciation
- 4.4 Noun
- 4.4.1 Declension
- 4.4.2 Descendants
- 4.5 References
- 5 Romanian
- 5.1 Etymology
- 5.2 Noun
- 5.2.1 Declension
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin proscaenium (“in front of the scenery”), from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), from πρό (pró, “before”) + σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene building”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
proscenium (plural prosceniums or proscenia)
- (in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
- (in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
- (in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
1936, Roy C. Flickinger, The Greek Theater and Its Drama, 4th edition, page 58:
See AlsoCity Dionysia - Contemporary TheatersBryanne's WebsiteStage Types – Proscenium ArchTypes of Theatre Curtains and Stage Curtains--BellaTEXThe front of the scene-building and of the parascenia came to be decorated with a row of columns, the proscenium (πρό, "before"+σκηνή).
- A proscenium arch.
1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 19:
Screamers trumpeted from the roof of the supermarket, white storks rattled their bills as their surveyed the town from the proscenium of the filling-station.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
modern theatre: stage area between the curtain and the orchestra
- Bulgarian: авансце́на(bg)f (avanscéna)
- Catalan: proscenim
- Danish: prosceniumn
- Greek: προσκήνιο(el)n (proskínio)
- Maori: tuaaroaro
- Polish: proscenium(pl)n, przedscenien, awanscenaf
- Russian: авансце́на(ru)f (avanscéna)
- Spanish: proscenio(es)m
- Tagalog: prosenyo
ancient theatre: stage area immediately in front of the scene building
- Catalan: proscenim
- Danish: prosceniumn
- Greek: προσκήνιο(el)n (proskínio)
- Ancient: προσκήνιονn (proskḗnion)
- Latin: proscaeniumn
- Polish: proscenium(pl)
- Russian: проске́ниумm (proskénium)
ancient theatre: row of columns at the front the scene building
- Catalan: proscenim
- German: Bühnenfassade
- Greek:
- Ancient: προσκήνιονn (proskḗnion)
- Modern: προσκήνιο(el)n (proskínio)
proscenium arch — see proscenium arch
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
prosceniumn (singular definite prosceniet, plural indefinite proscenier)
- proscenium
Inflection[edit]
Declension of proscenium
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | proscenium | prosceniet | proscenier | proscenierne |
genitive | prosceniums | prosceniets | prosceniers | prosceniernes |
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
prosceniumm (plural prosceniums)
- proscenium
Further reading[edit]
- “proscenium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), from πρό (pró, “before”) + σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene building”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prosˈkeː.ni.um/, [prɔs̠ˈkeːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proʃˈʃe.ni.um/, [proʃˈʃɛːnium]
Noun[edit]
proscēniumn (genitive proscēniī or proscēnī); second declension
- proscenium
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | proscēnium | proscēnia |
Genitive | proscēniī proscēnī1 | proscēniōrum |
Dative | proscēniō | proscēniīs |
Accusative | proscēnium | proscēnia |
Ablative | proscēniō | proscēniīs |
Vocative | proscēnium | proscēnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: prosceni (learned)
- → English: proscenium
- French: proscénium
- Italian: proscenio
References[edit]
- “proscenium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- proscenium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin proscenium or French proscenium.
Noun[edit]
prosceniumn (plural prosceniumuri)
- proscenium
Declension[edit]
Declension of proscenium
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) proscenium | prosceniumul | (niște) prosceniumuri | prosceniumurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) proscenium | prosceniumului | (unor) prosceniumuri | prosceniumurilor |
vocative | prosceniumule | prosceniumurilor |