theologia

Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεολόγος (theológos, adjective), from θεό- (theó-, “god”), combining form of θεός (theós), + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oˈlo.ɡi.a/, [t̪ʰeɔˈɫ̪ɔɡiä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.oˈlo.d͡ʒi.a/, [t̪eoˈlɔːd͡ʒiä]

Noun

theologia f (genitive theologiae); first declension

theology (reasoning about gods)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	theologia	theologiae
Genitive	theologiae	theologiārum
Dative	theologiae	theologiīs
Accusative	theologiam	theologiās
Ablative	theologiā	theologiīs
Vocative	theologia	theologiae

Descendants

Asturian: teoloxía
Catalan: teologia
Galician: teoloxía
→ German: Theologie
Italian: teologia
Old French: theologie
- Middle French: theologie
  - French: théologie
  - → Middle English: theologie
    - English: theology
Portuguese: teologia
Romanian: teologie
Spanish: teología

References

“theologia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
theologia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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