LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Cartesiānus1

Cartesiānus (feminine Cartesiāna, neuter Cartesiānum)
Classical[kar.tɛ.siˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.te.s̬iˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveCartesian (of or pertaining to Descartes, or to his philosophy or mathematical methods)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCartesiānusCartesiānaCartesiānum
genitiveCartesiānīCartesiānaeCartesiānī
dativeCartesiānōCartesiānaeCartesiānō
accusativeCartesiānumCartesiānamCartesiānum
ablativeCartesiānōCartesiānāCartesiānō
vocativeCartesiāneCartesiānaCartesiānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCartesiānīCartesiānaeCartesiāna
genitiveCartesiānōrumCartesiānārumCartesiānōrum
dativeCartesiānīsCartesiānīsCartesiānīs
accusativeCartesiānōsCartesiānāsCartesiāna
ablativeCartesiānīsCartesiānīsCartesiānīs
vocativeCartesiānīCartesiānaeCartesiāna

Origins

From Cartesius (“René Descartes”) + -ānus.

Descendants
  • EnglishCartesian
noun · masculinesecond declension
Cartesiānus2
Cartesiānus m (genitive Cartesiānī, feminine Cartesiāna)
Classical[kar.tɛ.siˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.te.s̬iˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latina Cartesian (an adherent or advocate of Descartes’ philosophy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCartesiānus
Cartesiāna		Cartesiānī
Cartesiānae
genitiveCartesiānī
Cartesiānae		Cartesiānōrum
Cartesiānārum
dativeCartesiānō
Cartesiānae		Cartesiānīs
accusativeCartesiānum
Cartesiānam		Cartesiānōs
Cartesiānās
ablativeCartesiānō
Cartesiānā		Cartesiānīs
vocativeCartesiāne
Cartesiāna		Cartesiānī
Cartesiānae

Origins

From Cartesius (“René Descartes”) + -ānus.

Quick answers

What does Cartesiānus mean in Latin?
Cartesiānus, a adjective, means “Cartesian (of or pertaining to Descartes, or to his philosophy or mathematical methods)”.
How do you pronounce Cartesiānus?
In classical Latin, [kar.tɛ.siˈaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.te.s̬iˈaː.nus].