LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

systēma

systēma n (genitive systēmatis)
Classical[sysˈteː.ma]Ecclesiastical[sisˈtɛː.ma]

Meaning

  1. system
  2. harmony

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesystēmasystēmata
systēmatēs
genitivesystēmatissystēmatum
dativesystēmatīsystēmatibus
accusativesystēma
systēmatem
systēmata
systēmatēs
ablativesystēmatesystēmatibus
vocativesystēmasystēmata
systēmatēs

systēma, ătis, n., = σύστημα,
I. a whole consisting of several parts, a complex whole, a system, Mart. Cap. 9, §§ 947, 953; Fulg. Myth. 3, 9.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “organised whole, body”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Descendants
  • Catalansistema
  • Englishsystem
  • Frenchsystème
  • GermanSystem
  • Italiansistema
  • Occitansistèma
  • Portuguesesistema
  • Romaniansistem
  • Spanishsistema
  • Asturiansistema

In English words that came into English from systēma

  • systemsystēma

Quick answers

What does systēma mean in Latin?
systēma, a noun, means “system; harmony”.
What is the genitive of systēma?
The genitive singular is systēmatis. systēma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce systēma?
In classical Latin, [sysˈteː.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sisˈtɛː.ma].