Dutch

Noun

theorema n ‎(plural theorema's, diminutive theoremaatje n)

1. theorem

Synonyms

• stelling

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεώρημα ‎(theṓrēma, “speculation, proposition to be proved”) (Euclid), from θεωρέω ‎(theōréō, “I look at, view, consider, examine”), from θεωρός ‎(theōrós, “spectator”), from θέα ‎(théa, “a view”) + ὁράω ‎(horáō, “I see, look”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oːˈreː.ma/

Noun

theōrēma n ‎(genitive theōrēmātis); third declension

1. a theorem, a proposition to be proved

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Derived terms

• praeclarum theorema
• Theorema Egregium
• theorema Pythagorae (Latin Wikipedia page; Pythagorean theorem)
• theoremation n (a little theorem)

Usage notes

• This word's dative plural is theōrēmatīs.

References

• theorema in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “theorema”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.