solium

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter) seat, chair
2. (declension-2, neuter) throne, chair of state, official seat
3. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter) rule, sway, dominion
4. (declension-2, neuter) tub, bathtub
5. (declension-2, neuter) stone coffin, sarcophagus

Concepts

bath-tub

chair

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throne

chair of state

Synonyms

cathedra

sella

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solarium

Translations

καρέκλα

cadira

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chaise

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Stuhl

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sedia

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ενθρονίζομαι

fauteuil

trono

stoel

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zetel

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cadièra

assento

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cadeira

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɔ.li.ũː]

Etymology

Believed to be an alteration of Old Latin *sodium, from Proto-Italic *sodjom, from Proto-Indo-European *sodyom (compare Old Irish suide (“seat”)), from *sed-.