"schema" meaning in Latin

See schema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈskʰeː.ma] [Classical-Latin], [ˈskɛː.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|σχῆμα||form, shape}} Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”) Head templates: {{la-noun|((schēma<1.F>,schēma<3.N>))}} schēma f (genitive schēmae or schēmatis); variously declined, first declension, third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((schēma<1.F>,schēma<3.N>))}} Forms: schēma [canonical, feminine], variously declined [canonical], schēmae [genitive], schēmatis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], schēma [nominative, singular], schēmae [nominative, plural], schēmata [nominative, plural], schēmae [genitive, singular], schēmatis [genitive, singular], schēmārum [genitive, plural], schēmatum [genitive, plural], schēmae [dative, singular], schēmatī [dative, singular], schēmīs [dative, plural], schēmatibus [dative, plural], schēmam [accusative, singular], schēma [accusative, singular], schēmās [accusative, plural], schēmata [accusative, plural], schēmā [ablative, singular], schēmate [ablative, singular], schēmīs [ablative, plural], schēmatibus [ablative, plural], schēma [singular, vocative], schēmae [plural, vocative], schēmata [plural, vocative]
  1. shape, figure, form, manner, posture Tags: declension-1, declension-3
    Sense id: en-schema-la-noun-iz3nk2K9 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin nouns with multiple declensions Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 18 38 44
  2. (rhetoric) figure of speech Tags: declension-1, declension-3, rhetoric
    Sense id: en-schema-la-noun-yokP6Lri Categories (other): Rhetoric, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin nouns with multiple declensions Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 18 38 44
  3. (geometry) outline, figure Tags: declension-1, declension-3
    Sense id: en-schema-la-noun-gWpzv013 Categories (other): Geometry, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin nouns with multiple declensions Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 23 66 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 18 38 44 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: schēma logū, schēmatismos, schēmatometria
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    },
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}
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    {
      "form": "schēmās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmatibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schēmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((schēma<1.F>,schēma<3.N>))"
      },
      "expansion": "schēma f (genitive schēmae or schēmatis); variously declined, first declension, third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((schēma<1.F>,schēma<3.N>))"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "schēma logū"
    },
    {
      "word": "schēmatismos"
    },
    {
      "word": "schēmatometria"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shape, figure, form, manner, posture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "posture",
          "posture"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Rhetoric"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "figure of speech"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetoric",
          "rhetoric"
        ],
        [
          "figure of speech",
          "figure of speech"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetoric) figure of speech"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-3",
        "rhetoric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Geometry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "outline, figure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "outline",
          "outline"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) outline, figure"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-3"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskʰeː.ma]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskɛː.ma]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "schema"
}

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