mathēsis
From the Ancient Greek μάθησις (máthēsis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈtʰeː.sis/, [mäˈt̪ʰeːs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈte.sis/, [mäˈt̪ɛːs̬is]
Noun
mathēsis f (genitive mathēsis or mathēseōs or mathēsios); third declension
- (in general) the action of learning, knowledge, science [ quotations ▼]
- (in particular) mathematics, mathesis [ quotations ▼]
- (in particular) astrology [ quotations ▼]
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mathēsis | mathēsēs mathēseis |
| Genitive | mathēsis mathēseōs mathēsios |
mathēsium |
| Dative | mathēsī | mathēsibus |
| Accusative | mathēsim mathēsin mathēsem1 |
mathēsēs mathēsīs |
| Ablative | mathēsī mathēse1 |
mathēsibus |
| Vocative | mathēsis mathēsi |
mathēsēs mathēseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.