LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

philosophia

philosophia f (genitive philosophiae)
Classical[pʰɪ.ɫɔˈsɔ.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[fi.loˈs̬ɔː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininephilosophy

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephilosophiaphilosophiae
genitivephilosophiaephilosophiārum
dativephilosophiaephilosophiīs
accusativephilosophiamphilosophiās
ablativephilosophiāphilosophiīs
vocativephilosophiaphilosophiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

omnes philosophiae loci
the whole domain of philosophy.
quae in philosophia tractantur
philosophical subjects.
in sinum philosophiae compelli
to be driven into the arms of philosophy.
Ciceronis de philosophia libri
Cicero's philosophical writings.
in portum philosophiae confugere
to take refuge in philosophy.
philosophiam, medicinam profiteri
to be a philosopher, physician by profession.
philosophia, quae in actione versatur
practical philosophy.
animum appellere or se applicare ad philosophiam
to apply oneself to the study of philosophy.
8 more phrases
physica (-orum) (Or. 34. 119); philosophia naturalis
physics; natural philosophy.
philosophiae (sapientiae) studio teneri (Acad. 1. 2. 4)
to be enamoured of philosophy.
philosophiam latinis litteris illustrare (Acad. 1. 1. 3)
to write expositions of philosophy in Latin.
philosophia, quae est de vita et moribus (Acad. 1. 5. 19)
moral science; ethics.
philosophia (neglecta) iacet (vid. sect. VII. 1, note iacēre...)
philosophy is neglected, at low ebb.
se conferre ad philosophiam, ad philosophiae or sapientiae studium (Fam. 4. 3. 4)
to devote oneself to philosophy.
philosophia, in qua de bonis rebus et malis, deque hominum vita et moribus disputatur
moral science; ethics.
philosophia, quae in rerum contemplatione versatur, or quae artis praeceptis continetur
theoretical, speculative philosophy.

phĭlŏsŏphĭa, ae, f., = φιλοσοφία,
I. philosophy.
I. Lit.: nec quicquam aliud est philosophia, si interpretari velis, quam studium sapientiae, Cic. Off. 2, 2, 5: omnia quae in philosophiā tractantur, id. Tusc. 5, 1, 1; id. Ac. 1, 2, 4: ars est enim philosophia vitae, id. Fin. 3, 1, 2; id. de Or 1, 15, 67; Sen. Ep. 89, 2 et saep.: videte ne quis vos decipiat per philosophiam, Vulg. Col. 2, 8.—
II. Transf.
A. A philosophical subject or question: circulus, in quo de philosophiā sermo habetur, Nep. Epam. 3, 3.—
B. In plur.: phĭlŏsŏphĭae, ārum, f., philosophical systems or sects: exercitatio propria duarum philosophiarum (i. e. Academicorum et Peripateticorum), Cic. de Or. 3, 27, 107; Gell. 4, 1, 13; 5, 3, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  3. Ancient Greek φῐ́λος(phĭ́los)
  4. Ancient Greek σοφός(sophós)
  5. Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος(phĭlósophos)
  6. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  7. Latinphilosophia

Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor. Latin philosophia Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of wisdom”).

Descendants
  • Frenchphilosophie
  • GermanPhilosophie
  • Italianfilosofia
  • Portuguesefilosofia
  • Romanianfilozofie
  • Spanishfilosofía
  • Albanianfilozofi
  • Aragonesefilosofía
  • Aromanianfiluzufii
  • Aromanianfiluzufie

In English words that came into English from philosophia

  • philosophyphilosophia

Quick answers

What does philosophia mean in Latin?
philosophia, a noun, means “philosophy”.
What is the genitive of philosophia?
The genitive singular is philosophiae. philosophia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce philosophia?
In classical Latin, [pʰɪ.ɫɔˈsɔ.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.loˈs̬ɔː.fi.a].
Where does philosophia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s → Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) → Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) → Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin philosophia.