LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mathēsis

mathēsis f (genitive mathēsis or mathēseōs or mathēsios)
Classical[maˈtʰeː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[maˈtɛː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinusuallymathematics, mathesis
  2. usuallyastrology

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemathēsismathēsēs
mathēseis
genitivemathēsis
mathēseōs, mathēsios
mathēsium
dativemathēsīmathēsibus
accusativemathēsim
mathēsin, mathēsem
mathēsēs
mathēsīs
ablativemathēsī
mathēse
mathēsibus
vocativemathēsis
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).

Quick answers

What does mathēsis mean in Latin?
mathēsis, a noun, means “mathematics, mathesis; astrology”.
What is the genitive of mathēsis?
The genitive singular is mathēsis. mathēsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mathēsis?
In classical Latin, [maˈtʰeː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈtɛː.s̬is].