LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

axiōma

axiōma n (genitive axiōmatis)
Classical[ak.siˈoː.ma]Ecclesiastical[ak.siˈɔː.ma]

Meaning

  1. axiom
  2. principle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaxiōmaaxiōmata
genitiveaxiōmatisaxiōmatum
dativeaxiōmatīaxiōmatibus
accusativeaxiōmaaxiōmata
ablativeaxiōmateaxiōmatibus
vocativeaxiōmaaxiōmata

axĭōma, ătis, n., = ἀξίωμα,
I. a principle, axiom, App. Dogm. Plat. 3; cf. Gell. 16, 8 (in pure Lat., proloquium, pronuntiatum, profatum, etc.; v. Gell. l. l.).

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἄξιος(áxios)
  2. Ancient Greek -όω(-óō)
  3. Ancient Greek ἀξιόω(axióō)
  4. Ancient Greek -μα(-ma)
  5. Latinaxiōma

Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma)bor. Latin axiōma Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma).

In English words that came into English from axiōma

  • axiomaxiōma

Quick answers

What does axiōma mean in Latin?
axiōma, a noun, means “axiom; principle”.
What is the genitive of axiōma?
The genitive singular is axiōmatis. axiōma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce axiōma?
In classical Latin, [ak.siˈoː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ak.siˈɔː.ma].
Where does axiōma come from?
Ancient Greek ἄξιος (áxios) → Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) → Ancient Greek ἀξιόω (axióō) → Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) → Latin axiōma.