interpretatio romana

Latin

Etymology

From interpretātiō (“interpretation”) + rōmāna, feminine form of rōmānus (“Roman”).

Noun

interpretātiō rōmāna f sg (genitive interpretātiōnis rōmānae); third declension

1. (New Latin) The tendency of ancient Roman writers to equate foreign deities with members of their own pantheon.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.ter.preˈtaː.ti.oː roːˈmaː.na/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrprɛˈt̪äːt̪ioː roːˈmäːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.preˈtat.t͡si.o roˈma.na/, [in̪t̪erpreˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io roˈmäːnä]

Declension

Third-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, singular only.

	singular
nominative	interpretātiō rōmāna
genitive	interpretātiōnis rōmānae
dative	interpretātiōnī rōmānae
accusative	interpretātiōnem rōmānam
ablative	interpretātiōne rōmānā
vocative	interpretātiō rōmāna

See also

• interpretātiō germānica
• interpretātiō graeca