podium

Meaning

1. (neuter) stage
2. (neuter) podium

Concepts

platform

stage

podium

dais

rostrum

stand

catwalk

pulpit

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoː.di.(j)ʏm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pui.

Sentences

Het doel van het theater was om jonge mensen een podium te geven .

The aim of the theatre was to give young people a stage.

De ballerina danste sierlijk over het podium .

The ballerina danced gracefully across the stage.