LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mathēmatica

mathēmatica f (genitive mathēmaticae)
Classical[ma.tʰeːˈma.tɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ma.teˈmaː.ti.ka]

Meaning

  1. mathematics

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemathēmatica—
genitivemathēmaticaemathēmaticārum
dativemathēmaticaemathēmaticīs
accusativemathēmaticammathēmaticās
ablativemathēmaticāmathēmaticīs
vocativemathēmatica—

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latinmathēmatica

Proto-Indo-European *men(s)dʰh₁-der. Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō Ancient Greek μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek μᾰ́θημᾰ (mắthēmă) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós)bor. Latin mathēmaticus Latin mathematica From mathēmaticus (“mathematical”), borrowed from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μᾰ́θημᾰ (mắthēmă, “learning; mathematics”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjective suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Englishmathematics
  • Englishmathematicks
  • Frenchmathématiques
  • GermanMathematik
  • Italianmatematica
  • Portuguesematemática
  • Spanishmatemática
  • Armenianմաթեմատիկա
  • Bulgarianматема́тика
  • Indonesianmatematikafrom Dutch mathematica
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptматема̀тика
  • Latin scriptmatemàtika

Quick answers

What does mathēmatica mean in Latin?
mathēmatica, a noun, means “mathematics”.
What is the genitive of mathēmatica?
The genitive singular is mathēmaticae. mathēmatica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mathēmatica?
In classical Latin, [ma.tʰeːˈma.tɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.teˈmaː.ti.ka].
Where does mathēmatica come from?
Proto-Indo-European *men- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Latin mathēmatica.