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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mathēmaticus (mathematician), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, fond of learning), from μάθημα (máthēma, knowledge, learning).

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  • IPA(key): /maː.teːˈmaː.ti.kʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧the‧ma‧ti‧cus

Noun

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mathematicus m (plural mathematici or mathematicussen, diminutive mathematiscusje n)

  1. A mathematician, person studying or versed in mathematics.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, fond of learning), from μάθημα (máthēma, knowledge, learning).

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Adjective

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mathēmaticus (feminine mathēmatica, neuter mathēmaticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical.
    Synonym: (Medieval Latin) mathēmaticālis

Declension

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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

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Noun

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mathēmaticus m (genitive mathēmaticī); second declension

  1. mathematician
  2. astrologer, wizard

Declension

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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

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  • 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[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to draw a mathematical conclusion: mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquid
  • Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary