θεωρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • θεᾱρῐ́ᾱ (theāríā) – Doric
  • θεωρῐ́η (theōríē) – Ionic
  • θῐᾰωρῐ́ᾱ (thiaōríā) – Boeotian

Etymology

From θεωρός (theōrós, “spectator”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

θεωρῐ́ᾱ • (theōríā) f (genitive θεωρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. sending of state-ambassadors (θεωροί)
  2. embassy, mission
  3. sight, spectacle, viewing
  4. consideration, theory, speculation

Inflection
First declension of ἡ θεωρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς θεωρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θεωρῐ́ᾱ
hē theōríā		 τὼ θεωρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ theōríā		 αἱ θεωρῐ́αι
hai theōríai
Genitive τῆς θεωρῐ́ᾱς
tês theōríās		 τοῖν θεωρῐ́αιν
toîn theōríain		 τῶν θεωρῐῶν
tôn theōriôn
Dative τῇ θεωρῐ́ᾳ
têi theōríāi		 τοῖν θεωρῐ́αιν
toîn theōríain		 ταῖς θεωρῐ́αις
taîs theōríais
Accusative τὴν θεωρῐ́ᾱν
tḕn theōríān		 τὼ θεωρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ theōríā		 τᾱ̀ς θεωρῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s theōríās
Vocative θεωρῐ́ᾱ
theōríā		 θεωρῐ́ᾱ
theōríā		 θεωρῐ́αι
theōríai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θeoˈria/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: θε‧ω‧ρί‧α
  • Homophone: θεωρεία (theoreía)

Noun

θεωρία • (theoría) f

  1. theory
  2. contemplation

Declension
declension of θεωρία
singular plural
nominative θεωρία • θεωρίες •
genitive θεωρίας • θεωριών •
accusative θεωρία • θεωρίες •
vocative θεωρία • θεωρίες •
  • θεωρείο f (theoreío, “gallery”)
  • θεώρημα n (theórima, “theorem”)
  • θεωρητικός m (theoritikós, “theoretical”)
  • θεωρώ (theoró, “to consider, to validate”)
  • θεωρία των συνόλων f (theoría ton synólon, “set theory”)
  • θωριά f (thoriá, “appearance”)
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