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noun · femininefirst declension

geōmetria

geōmetria f (genitive geōmetriae)
Classical[ɡe.oːˈmɛ.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.oˈmɛː.tri.a]

Meaning

  1. geometry

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegeōmetriageōmetriae
genitivegeōmetriaegeōmetriārum
dativegeōmetriaegeōmetriīs
accusativegeōmetriamgeōmetriās
ablativegeōmetriāgeōmetriīs
vocativegeōmetriageōmetriae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

mathematica (-ae) or geometria (-ae), geometrica (-orum) (Tusc. 1. 24. 57)
mathematics.

gĕōmē^trī^a, ae, f., = γεωμετρία,
I. geometry: in geometria lineamenta, formae, intervalla, magnitudines, Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 187; id. Rep. 1, 10; id. Ac. 2, 33, 106; id. Div. 2, 3, 10; id. Tusc. 1, 2, 5; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; Quint. 1, 10, 34 sq.; 1, 12, 14 et saep.

Origins

From Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμετρέω (geōmetréō, “to practice geometry, to measure or survey”), back-formation from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure, to count”) or -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”).

Descendants
  • Catalangeometria
  • Englishgeometry
  • Italiangeometria
  • Spanishgeometría
  • Portuguesegeometria
  • Asturianxeometría
  • Esperantogeometrio
  • Galicianxeometría
  • Hungariangeometria
  • Siciliangiumitrìa

In English words that came into English from geōmetria

  • geometrygeōmetria

Quick answers

What does geōmetria mean in Latin?
geōmetria, a noun, means “geometry”.
What is the genitive of geōmetria?
The genitive singular is geōmetriae. geōmetria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce geōmetria?
In classical Latin, [ɡe.oːˈmɛ.tri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.oˈmɛː.tri.a].