mathematicus
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mathēmaticus (“mathematician”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mathematicus m (plural mathematici or mathematicussen, diminutive mathematiscusje n)
- A mathematician, person studying or versed in mathematics.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.tʰeːˈma.ti.kus/, [mät̪ʰeːˈmät̪ɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.teˈma.ti.kus/, [mät̪eˈmäːt̪ikus]
Adjective edit
mathēmaticus (feminine mathēmatica, neuter mathēmaticum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical.
- Synonym: (Medieval Latin) mathēmaticālis
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | mathēmaticus | mathēmatica | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmatica | |
Genitive | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticōrum | mathēmaticārum | mathēmaticōrum | |
Dative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs | ||||
Accusative | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticam | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticōs | mathēmaticās | mathēmatica | |
Ablative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticā | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs | |||
Vocative | mathēmatice | mathēmatica | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmatica |
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
mathēmaticus m (genitive mathēmaticī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mathēmaticus | mathēmaticī |
Genitive | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticōrum |
Dative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs |
Accusative | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticōs |
Ablative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs |
Vocative | mathēmatice | mathēmaticī |
References edit
- “mathematicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mathematicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mathematicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to draw a mathematical conclusion: mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquid
- to draw a mathematical conclusion: mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquid
- Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary