axioma
See also: axióma
English
Etymology
From the Latin axiōma, from the Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma): see axiom.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăksĭōʹmə, IPA(key): /æksɪˈəʊmə/
Noun
axioma (plural axiomata)
- (now rare) An axiom.
Derived terms
- axioma generale
Catalan
Noun
axioma m (plural axiomes)
- axiom
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑk.siˈoː.maː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: axi‧o‧ma
- Rhymes: -oːmaː
Noun
axioma n (plural axioma's, diminutive axiomaatje n)
- (logic, mathematics) axiom
Derived terms
- axiomatiek
- axiomatisch
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.siˈoː.ma/, [äks̠iˈoːmä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.ma/, [äksiˈɔːmä]
Noun
axiōma n (genitive axiōmatis); third declension
- axiom
- principle
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | axiōma | axiōmata |
| Genitive | axiōmatis | axiōmatum |
| Dative | axiōmatī | axiōmatibus |
| Accusative | axiōma | axiōmata |
| Ablative | axiōmate | axiōmatibus |
| Vocative | axiōma | axiōmata |
Related terms
- axiomaticus
References
- “axioma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- axioma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- axioma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ak.siˈõ.mɐ/ [ak.sɪˈõ.mɐ], (faster pronunciation) /akˈsjõ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.ma/ [ak.sɪˈo.ma], (faster pronunciation) /akˈsjo.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈksjo.mɐ/
Noun
axioma m (plural axiomas)
- axiom (self-evident and necessary truth)
- Synonym: máxima
Related terms
- axiomático, axiônimo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “what is thought fitting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡˈsjoma/ [aɣ̞ˈsjo.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: a‧xio‧ma
Noun
axioma m (plural axiomas)
- (philosophy) axiom (a truth based on an assumption)
- (mathematics) axiom (a fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for theorems)
Related terms
- axiomático
Further reading
- “axioma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014