geometres
See also: géomètres
Latin
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs).
Noun
editgeōmetrēs m (genitive geōmetrae); first declension
- geometer, geometrician
- c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.20.1:
- Figūrārum, quae σχήματα geōmetrae appellant, genera sunt duo, 'plānum' et 'solidum'.
- Of figures, which geometers call σχήματα, there are two kinds, 'plane' and 'solid'.
- Figūrārum, quae σχήματα geōmetrae appellant, genera sunt duo, 'plānum' et 'solidum'.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | geōmetrēs | geōmetrae |
Genitive | geōmetrae | geōmetrārum |
Dative | geōmetrae | geōmetrīs |
Accusative | geōmetrēn | geōmetrās |
Ablative | geōmetrē | geōmetrīs |
Vocative | geōmetrē | geōmetrae |
Related terms
editDescendants
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References
edit- “geometres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “geometres”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- geometres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.