What does thesis mean in Latin?

thesis, a noun, means “thesis”.

What is the genitive of thesis?

The genitive singular is thesis. thesis is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈtʰɛ.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.s̬is].

noun · femininethird declension

thesis f (genitive thesis)

Classical[ˈtʰɛ.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.s̬is]

thĕsis, is, f., = θέσις, in rhetoric,

I. a proposition, thesis (pure Lat. propositum), Quint. 3, 5, 11; 3, 5, 14; 2, 4, 24; 7, 10, 5; 12, 2, 25; Sen. Contr. prooem.—

II. In prosody, the falling of the voice, the thesis (opp. arsis), Mart. Cap. 9, §§ 974 and 985.

From Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).

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