noun · femininethird declension
mathēsis
mathēsis f (genitive mathēsis or mathēseōs or mathēsios)
Classical[maˈtʰeː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[maˈtɛː.s̬is]
Meaning
- Late Latinusuallymathematics, mathesis
- usuallyastrology
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mathēsis | mathēsēs mathēseis |
| genitive | mathēsis mathēseōs, mathēsios | mathēsium |
| dative | mathēsī | mathēsibus |
| accusative | mathēsim mathēsin, mathēsem | mathēsēs mathēsīs |
| ablative | mathēsī mathēse | mathēsibus |
| vocative | mathēsis mathēsi | mathēsēs mathēseis |
măthēsis, is (with the second syll. short:
I.
involvit măthĕsi, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 893 al.; Sid. Carm. 5, 131), f., = μάθησις (lit., knowledge, science; hence, in partic.). I. The mathematics, mathesis (late Lat.):
quadrifariae mathesis januae, Cassiod. Var. 1, 45; Fulg. Myth. 3, 10.—II. Astrology:
mathesin scire, Spart. Hadr. 16; id. Ael. Vel. 3 fin.; Firm. Math. 1 praef. init.; Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 479.Origins
From the Ancient Greek μάθησις (máthēsis).