theoria

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría).

Pronunciation

Noun

theōria f (genitive theōriae); first declension

  1. (philosophy) speculation, theory

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative theōria theōriae
genitive theōriae theōriārum
dative theōriae theōriīs
accusative theōriam theōriās
ablative theōriā theōriīs
vocative theōria theōriae

Descendants

References

  • theoria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • theoria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • theoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • theoria”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • theoria”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  1. ^ Francesco Sabatini, Vittorio Coletti. Il Sabatini Coletti. Dizionario di Italiano. Rizzoli Larousse, 2003, s.v.
  2. ^ Theorie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Noun

theoria f (plural theorias)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of teoria.