mathematicus
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mathēmaticus (“mathematician”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː.teːˈmaː.ti.kʏs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧the‧ma‧ti‧cus
Noun
mathematicus m (plural mathematici or mathematicussen, diminutive mathematiscusje n)
- A mathematician, person studying or versed in mathematics.
Synonyms
- wiskundige
Related terms
- mathematica
- mathematisch
- mathematiseren
- mathematisme
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.tʰeːˈma.ti.kus/, [mät̪ʰeːˈmät̪ɪkʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.teˈma.ti.kus/, [mät̪eˈmäːt̪ikus]
Adjective
mathēmaticus (feminine mathēmatica, neuter mathēmaticum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical, mathematic.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | mathēmaticus | mathēmatica | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmatica | |
| Genitive | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticōrum | mathēmaticārum | mathēmaticōrum | |
| Dative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs | ||||
| Accusative | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticam | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticōs | mathēmaticās | mathēmatica | |
| Ablative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticā | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs | |||
| Vocative | mathēmatice | mathēmatica | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticae | mathēmatica | |
Derived terms
- mathēmatica
Noun
mathēmaticus m (genitive mathēmaticī); second declension
- mathematician
- astrologer, wizard
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mathēmaticus | mathēmaticī |
| Genitive | mathēmaticī | mathēmaticōrum |
| Dative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs |
| Accusative | mathēmaticum | mathēmaticōs |
| Ablative | mathēmaticō | mathēmaticīs |
| Vocative | mathēmatice | mathēmaticī |
References
- “mathematicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mathematicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mathematicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to draw a mathematical conclusion: mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquid
- to draw a mathematical conclusion: mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquid
- Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary