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systema
systema
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “organised whole, body”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”).
Noun
systēma n (genitive systēmatis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | systēma | systēmata |
| genitive | systēmatis | systēmatum |
| dative | systēmatī | systēmatibus |
| accusative | systēma | systēmata |
| ablative | systēmate | systēmatibus |
| vocative | systēma | systēmata |
References
- systema in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- SYSTEMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “systema”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.