Standard Lemma guide

thermae

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: TH ER1 M IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Roman-style spring or baths with warm or hot water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spa

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin thermae, plural of therma. See thermal.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: termi — Translations
  • French: thermes — Translations
  • Polish: termy — Translations
  • Spanish: termas — Translations
  • Turkish: ılıca — Translations
  • Turkish: kaplıca — Translations
  • Turkish: kudret hamamı — Translations
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایلیجه (ılıca) — Translations