solarium

See also: Solarium and solárium

English

A solarium.

Alternative forms

• Solarium

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sōlārium (“sundial, place for enjoying sunlight”), from sōl (“sun”) + -ārium (“-arium: indicating related places or devices”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

solarium (plural solariums or solaria)

1. (chiefly US and Canada) A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.

   Synonym: sunroom

   Coordinate terms: conservatory, greenhouse, hothouse

   • 1891, Edward Eggleston, The Faith Doctor, page 289:

     My brother kept a health-lift a few years ago... and then he had a blue-glass solarium.

   • 1894 September 20, The Voice:

     The solariums on the roofs of the houses of the ancient Greeks and Romans testify to the benefits obtained by them from sun baths.

   • 1925, Hobart Amory Hare, Progressive Medicine, page 219:

     The Greeks had their helioses and the Romans their solaria; yet heliotherapy has as yet scarcely emerged from the most empiric of performances into the dignity of a scientifically justified or rationalized procedure.

2. (chiefly UK) Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
3. An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
4. (archaic) Synonym of sundial.
   • 1842, William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquity, page 487:

     […] this solarium being made for a different meridian […]

   • 1880 November 12, Lew[is] Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, book third, page 142:

     […] lifting his eyes from the solarium set under the aplustre for reference in keeping the course...

Descendants

• → Czech: solárium, solárko
• → Finnish: solarium
• → German: Solarium

Anagrams

• soralium

Danish

Alternative forms

• solarie

Etymology

From Latin sōlārium. First attested in 1965.

Noun

solarium n (singular definite solariet, plural indefinite solarier)

1. a tanning bed, sunbed
2. a tanning salon

   Synonym: solcenter

Declension

Declension of solarium

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	solarium	solariet	solarier	solarierne
genitive	solariums	solariets	solariers	solariernes

See also

• højfjeldssol

References

• “solarium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English solarium, from Latin sōlārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolɑ(ː)rium/, [ˈs̠o̞lɑ̝(ː)ˌrium]
• Rhymes: -ium
• Syllabification^(key): so‧la‧ri‧um
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧la‧ri‧um

Noun

solarium

1. tanning bed, sunbed (tanning device)
2. tanning salon, solarium (room or establishment with sunbeds)

Declension

Inflection of solarium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		solarium	solariumit
genitive		solariumin	solariumien
partitive		solariumia	solariumeja
illative		solariumiin	solariumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		solarium	solariumit
accusative	nom.	solarium	solariumit
	gen.	solariumin
genitive		solariumin	solariumien
partitive		solariumia	solariumeja
inessive		solariumissa	solariumeissa
elative		solariumista	solariumeista
illative		solariumiin	solariumeihin
adessive		solariumilla	solariumeilla
ablative		solariumilta	solariumeilta
allative		solariumille	solariumeille
essive		solariumina	solariumeina
translative		solariumiksi	solariumeiksi
abessive		solariumitta	solariumeitta
instructive		—	solariumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of solarium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative solariumini solariumini accusative nom. solariumini solariumini gen. solariumini genitive solariumini solariumieni partitive solariumiani solariumejani inessive solariumissani solariumeissani elative solariumistani solariumeistani illative solariumiini solariumeihini adessive solariumillani solariumeillani ablative solariumiltani solariumeiltani allative solariumilleni solariumeilleni essive solariuminani solariumeinani translative solariumikseni solariumeikseni abessive solariumittani solariumeittani instructive — — comitative — solariumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative solariumisi solariumisi accusative nom. solariumisi solariumisi gen. solariumisi genitive solariumisi solariumiesi partitive solariumiasi solariumejasi inessive solariumissasi solariumeissasi elative solariumistasi solariumeistasi illative solariumiisi solariumeihisi adessive solariumillasi solariumeillasi ablative solariumiltasi solariumeiltasi allative solariumillesi solariumeillesi essive solariuminasi solariumeinasi translative solariumiksesi solariumeiksesi abessive solariumittasi solariumeittasi instructive — — comitative — solariumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative solariumimme solariumimme accusative nom. solariumimme solariumimme gen. solariumimme genitive solariumimme solariumiemme partitive solariumiamme solariumejamme inessive solariumissamme solariumeissamme elative solariumistamme solariumeistamme illative solariumiimme solariumeihimme adessive solariumillamme solariumeillamme ablative solariumiltamme solariumeiltamme allative solariumillemme solariumeillemme essive solariuminamme solariumeinamme translative solariumiksemme solariumeiksemme abessive solariumittamme solariumeittamme instructive — — comitative — solariumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative solariuminne solariuminne accusative nom. solariuminne solariuminne gen. solariuminne genitive solariuminne solariumienne partitive solariumianne solariumejanne inessive solariumissanne solariumeissanne elative solariumistanne solariumeistanne illative solariumiinne solariumeihinne adessive solariumillanne solariumeillanne ablative solariumiltanne solariumeiltanne allative solariumillenne solariumeillenne essive solariuminanne solariumeinanne translative solariumiksenne solariumeiksenne abessive solariumittanne solariumeittanne instructive — — comitative — solariumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative solariuminsa solariuminsa accusative nom. solariuminsa solariuminsa gen. solariuminsa genitive solariuminsa solariumiensa partitive solariumiaan solariumiansa solariumejaan solariumejansa inessive solariumissaan solariumissansa solariumeissaan solariumeissansa elative solariumistaan solariumistansa solariumeistaan solariumeistansa illative solariumiinsa solariumeihinsa adessive solariumillaan solariumillansa solariumeillaan solariumeillansa ablative solariumiltaan solariumiltansa solariumeiltaan solariumeiltansa allative solariumilleen solariumillensa solariumeilleen solariumeillensa essive solariuminaan solariuminansa solariumeinaan solariumeinansa translative solariumikseen solariumiksensa solariumeikseen solariumeiksensa abessive solariumittaan solariumittansa solariumeittaan solariumeittansa instructive — — comitative — solariumeineen solariumeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• solariumlamppu

Further reading

• “solarium”, 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 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin solarium.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Noun

solarium m (plural solariums)

1. solarium
2. (metonymic) sunbed, tanning bed

Further reading

• “solarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sōlārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈla.rjum/
• Rhymes: -arjum
• Hyphenation: so‧là‧rium

Noun

solarium m (invariable)

1. solarium
2. sunbed

Further reading

• “solarium”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Etymology

From sōl (“the sun”) +‎ -ārium (of purpose, for the sense of sundial; of place, for the sense of terrace), via *sōlārius (relating to the sun).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [soːˈɫaː.ri.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [soˈlaː.ri.um]

Noun

sōlārium n (genitive sōlāriī or sōlārī); second declension

1. a sundial
2. a terrace exposed to the sun
3. a summer-house

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	sōlārium	sōlāria
genitive	sōlāriī sōlārī1	sōlāriōrum
dative	sōlāriō	sōlāriīs
accusative	sōlārium	sōlāria
ablative	sōlāriō	sōlāriīs
vocative	sōlārium	sōlāria

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

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: solaio
  • Sicilian: sularu
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Lombard: soler, sorer, holer
  • Piedmontese: solé
• Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: soliér
  • Norman: solier
• Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: soler
  • Occitan:
    • Gascon: solèr
    • Languedocien: solièr
    • Limousin: solier
    • Vivaro-Alpine: solier

Borrowings:

• → Dutch: solarium
• → English: solarium (see there for further descendants)
• → French: solarium
• → Italian: solarium, solario
• → Norwegian Bokmål: solarium
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: solarium
• → Polish: solarium
• → Portuguese: solário
• → Spanish: solárium, solario
• → Swedish: solarium
• → Proto-West Germanic: *solarī (Continental West Germanic)
  • Old Dutch: *solari
    • Middle Dutch: solre
      • Dutch: zolder
        • Afrikaans: solder
  • Old High German: solāri
    • Middle High German:
      • German: Söller
  • Old Saxon: soleri

References

• “solarium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “solarium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "solarium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “solarium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “solarium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “solarium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Anagrams

• aliorsum

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

solarium n (definite singular solariet, indefinite plural solarier, definite plural solaria or solariene)

1. (archaic) sundial
2. solarium
3. sunbed

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

solarium n (definite singular solariet, indefinite plural solarium, definite plural solaria)

1. (archaic) sundial
2. solarium
3. sunbed

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sōlārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔˈla.rjum/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arjum
• Syllabification: so‧la‧rium

Noun

solarium n

1. solarium (establishment where one can rent sunbeds)
2. solarium (room, with many windows, exposed to the sun)
3. (archaic) sundial (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow)

   Synonym: zegar słoneczny

Declension

Declension of solarium

	singular	plural
nominative	solarium	solaria
genitive	solarium	solariów
dative	solarium	solariom
accusative	solarium	solaria
instrumental	solarium	solariami
locative	solarium	solariach
vocative	solarium	solaria

Derived terms

noun

• solarka

Further reading

• “solarium”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “solarium”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Swedish

ett solarium

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solarium. First attested in 1980.

Noun

solarium n

1. a tanning bed, a sunbed, a tanning booth (tanning device)

   Synonym: (tanning bed) solariebädd

   sola solarium

   use a tanning bed / go to a tanning salon (idiomatic)

2. a tanning salon, a solarium (room or establishment with tanning beds or the like)
3. (archaic) a solarium (sundial)

   Synonym: solur

Declension

Declension of solarium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	solarium	solariums
	definite	solariet	solariets
plural	indefinite	solarier	solariers
	definite	solarierna	solariernas

References

• “solarium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)