LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

catēgoria

catēgoria f (genitive catēgoriae)
Classical[ka.teːˈɡɔ.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ka.teˈɡɔː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. accusation
  2. predicament
  3. category

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecatēgoriacatēgoriae
genitivecatēgoriaecatēgoriārum
dativecatēgoriaecatēgoriīs
accusativecatēgoriamcatēgoriās
ablativecatēgoriācatēgoriīs
vocativecatēgoriacatēgoriae

cătēgŏrĭa, ae, f., = κατηγορία (postclass.).
I. An accusation, Hier. Ep. 82, 9; Macr. S. 7, 3 (where others write it as a Greek word).—
II. In logic, a predicament, category or class of predicables (pure Lat. praedicamenta): Aristotelicae, Isid. Orig. 2, 26, 1; Sid. Ep. 4, 1: Aristotelica quaedam, quas appellat decem categorias, Aug. Conf. 4, 16; Serg. Expl. in Art. Don. p. 487, 25 Keil.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría, “charge, accusation; logic: predication, category”).

Descendants
  • Portuguesecategoria
  • Italiancategoria
  • Englishcategoria
  • Catalancategoria
  • Occitancategoria
  • Aromaniancategoria
  • Ladincategoria

In English words that came into English from catēgoria

  • categorycatēgoria
  • kategoriacatēgoria

Quick answers

What does catēgoria mean in Latin?
catēgoria, a noun, means “accusation; predicament; category”.
What is the genitive of catēgoria?
The genitive singular is catēgoriae. catēgoria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce catēgoria?
In classical Latin, [ka.teːˈɡɔ.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.teˈɡɔː.ri.a].