LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

schisma

schisma n (genitive schismatis)
Classical[ˈskʰɪs.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈskiz.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterschism (a split or separation within a group or organization)
    Renovāta est hōc sēculō contrōversia inter Graecōs et Latīnōs dē Prōcessiōne Spīritūs S. ex Patre Fīliōque, ut ex historiā schismatis posteā patēbit.Hermann Venema, Institutiones historiae Ecclesiae veteris et novi testamenti; chapter XI, page 581

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeschismaschismata
genitiveschismatisschismatum
dativeschismatīschismatibus
accusativeschismaschismata
ablativeschismateschismatibus
vocativeschismaschismata

schisma, ătis, n., = σχίσμα,
I. a split, separation, disunion, schism (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Praescr. 5; Prud. στεφ. 11, 19; 11, 30; Vulg. Johan. 9, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Latinschisma

Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-der. Ancient Greek σχῐ́ζω (skhĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma)bor. Latin schisma Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).

Descendants
  • Catalancisma
  • Frenchschismefrom Old French cisme
  • Englishschismfrom Old French cisme
  • Portuguesecisma
  • Spanishcisma
  • Catalanschisma
  • Englishschisma
  • Italianschisma
  • Romanianschismă
  • Spanishschisma

In English words that came into English from schisma

  • schismaschisma

Quick answers

What does schisma mean in Latin?
schisma, a noun, means “schism (a split or separation within a group or organization)”.
What is the genitive of schisma?
The genitive singular is schismatis. schisma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce schisma?
In classical Latin, [ˈskʰɪs.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskiz.ma].
Where does schisma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? → Proto-Indo-European *skey- → Latin schisma.