theoria

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría).

Noun

theōria f (genitive theōriae); first declension

  1. (philosophy) speculation, theory

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative theōria theōriae
Genitive theōriae theōriārum
Dative theōriae theōriīs
Accusative theōriam theōriās
Ablative theōriā theōriīs
Vocative theōria theōriae

Descendants
Descendants of theoria in other languages

References
  • theoria in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • theoria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • theoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • theoria in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • theoria in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Noun

theoria f (plural theorias)

  1. Obsolete spelling of teoria (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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