dogma

From Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I suppose, think, evince”), from δέχομαι (dékhomai, “I take, accept”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɡ.ma/, [ˈd̪ɔɡmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɡ.ma/, [ˈd̪ɔɡmä]

Noun

dogma n (genitive dogmatis); third declension

1. A philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma
2. A decree, order

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dogma	dogmata
Genitive	dogmatis	dogmatum
Dative	dogmatī	dogmatibus
Accusative	dogma	dogmata
Ablative	dogmate	dogmatibus
Vocative	dogma	dogmata