LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

dogma

dogma n (genitive dogmatis)
Classical[ˈdɔɡ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔɡ.ma]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedogmadogmata
genitivedogmatisdogmatum
dativedogmatīdogmatibus
accusativedogmadogmata
ablativedogmatedogmatibus
vocativedogmadogmata

dogma, ătis, n. (also
I. fem.: Pythagoream dogmam doctus, Laber. ap. Prisc. p. 679 fin. P.), = δόγμα, a philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 133; id. Fin. 2, 32, 105; Mart. 1, 9; Juv. 13, 121; Vulg. Job, 13, 4 al. (in Cic. Ac. 2, 9, 27, written as Greek). —
II. A decree, order (eccl. Lat.): crudele regis, Vulg. Esth. 4, 3; cf. id. Act. 16, 4.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek δοκέω(dokéō)
  2. Ancient Greek -μα(-ma)
  3. Latindogma

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

Descendants
  • Catalandogma
  • Englishdogma
  • Frenchdogme
  • GermanDogma
  • Italiandogma
  • Portuguesedogma
  • Spanishdogma
  • Armenianդոգմա
  • Czechdogma
  • Danishdogme

Quick answers

What does dogma mean in Latin?
dogma, a noun, means “A philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma; A decree, order”.
What is the genitive of dogma?
The genitive singular is dogmatis. dogma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce dogma?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɔɡ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɔɡ.ma].
Where does dogma come from?
Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō) → Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) → Latin dogma.