LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

theōrēticus

theōrēticus (feminine theōrētica, neuter theōrēticum)

Meaning

  1. adjectivecontemplative, speculative

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetheōrēticustheōrēticatheōrēticum
genitivetheōrēticītheōrēticaetheōrēticī
dativetheōrēticōtheōrēticaetheōrēticō
accusativetheōrēticumtheōrēticamtheōrēticum
ablativetheōrēticōtheōrēticātheōrēticō
vocativetheōrēticetheōrēticatheōrēticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetheōrēticītheōrēticaetheōrētica
genitivetheōrēticōrumtheōrēticārumtheōrēticōrum
dativetheōrēticīstheōrēticīstheōrēticīs
accusativetheōrēticōstheōrēticāstheōrētica
ablativetheōrēticīstheōrēticīstheōrēticīs
vocativetheōrēticītheōrēticaetheōrētica

thĕōrētĭcus, a, um, adj., = θεωρητικός,
I. contemplative, speculative (pure Lat. contemplativus; opp. practicus), Fulg. Myth. 2, 1; Ambros. Hexaem. 1, 5, 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*tʰáwā
  2. Ancient Greek θέᾱ(théā)
  3. Latintheōrēticus

Proto-Indo-European *wer-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ὁράω (horáō) Ancient Greek *θεᾱ-(ϝ)ορός, *θεη-(ϝ)ορός (*theā-(w)orós, *theē-(w)orós) Ancient Greek θεωρός (theōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek θεωρέω (theōréō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós)bor. Latin theōrēticus Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).

Descendants
  • Englishtheoretic
  • Englishtheoretical
  • Frenchthéorétique
  • Czechteoretik
  • Danishteoretisk
  • Dutchtheoreticus
  • Hungarianteoretikus
  • Norwegian Bokmålteoretisk
  • Norwegian Nynorskteoretisk
  • Russianтеоре́тик

Quick answers

What does theōrēticus mean in Latin?
theōrēticus, a adjective, means “contemplative, speculative”.
Where does theōrēticus come from?
Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā → Ancient Greek θέᾱ (théā) → Latin theōrēticus.