LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hypothēca

hypothēca f (genitive hypothēcae)
Classical[hy.pɔˈtʰeː.ka]Ecclesiastical[i.poˈtɛː.ka]

Meaning

  1. A pledge given as surety for a loan.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehypothēcahypothēcae
genitivehypothēcaehypothēcārum
dativehypothēcaehypothēcīs
accusativehypothēcamhypothēcās
ablativehypothēcāhypothēcīs
vocativehypothēcahypothēcae

hўpŏthēca, ae, f., = ὑποθήκη,
I. a pledge, security (esp. of immovable things; whereas pignus is used of movable things; cf. also: arra, arrabo), a mortgage, Just. Inst. 4, 6, § 7; Dig. 13, 7, 9; 20, 1, 2 et saep. (in Cic. Fam. 13, 56, 2, written as Greek).—Hence, hўpŏthēcārĭus, a, um, adj. hypotheca, of or relating to a mortgage: actio, Dig. 20, 4, 1 fin.: creditor, id. 42, 7, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “put down, pledge”).

Descendants
  • Catalanhipoteca
  • Englishhypothec
  • Frenchhypothèque
  • GermanHypothek
  • Italianipoteca
  • Portuguesehipoteca
  • Romanianipotecă
  • Spanishhipoteca
  • Mauritian Creoleipotekfrom French hypothèque
  • Turkishipotekfrom French hypothèque

Quick answers

What does hypothēca mean in Latin?
hypothēca, a noun, means “A pledge given as surety for a loan.”.
What is the genitive of hypothēca?
The genitive singular is hypothēcae. hypothēca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hypothēca?
In classical Latin, [hy.pɔˈtʰeː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.poˈtɛː.ka].