postscaenium

postscaenium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • poscaenium

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin post-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der.
Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor.
Latin scaena
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin postscaenium

    From post- (“behind”) + scaena (“stage”) + -ium.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    postscaenium n (genitive postscaeniī or postscaenī); second declension

    1. backstage (hidden area for the use of performers)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative postscaenium postscaenia
    genitive postscaeniī
    postscaenī1     		postscaeniōrum
    dative postscaeniō postscaeniīs
    accusative postscaenium postscaenia
    ablative postscaeniō postscaeniīs
    vocative postscaenium postscaenia

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

    Descendants

    • → English: postscenium
    • → French: postscénium
    • → Romanian: postscenium

    References

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