symposium

See also: Symposium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”) συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/

Noun

symposium (plural symposiums or symposia)

  1. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
  2. A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”) συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: sym‧po‧si‧um

Noun

symposium n (plural symposia or symposiums, diminutive symposiumpje n)

  1. symposium

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃.pɔ.zjɔm/

Noun

symposium m (plural symposiums)

  1. symposium

Synonyms

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /symˈpo.si.um/, [sʏmˈpɔ.si.ũː]

Noun

symposium n (genitive symposiī or symposī); second declension

  1. symposium

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative symposium symposia
Genitive symposiī
symposī1		 symposiōrum
Dative symposiō symposiīs
Accusative symposium symposia
Ablative symposiō symposiīs
Vocative symposium symposia

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

References
  • symposium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • symposium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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