hermenèutica

See also: hermeneutica, hermenêutica, hermenéutica, and hermeneutică

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ər.məˈne̞w.ti.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ər.məˈnɛw.ti.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɾ.meˈnɛw.ti.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [er.meˈnɛw.ti.ka]

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Adjective

hermenèutica

1. feminine singular of hermenèutic

Noun

hermenèutica f (plural hermenèutiques)

1. (uncountable) (literature, theology) hermeneutics (the science of interpretation of texts, especially holy texts)
2. (countable) (philosophy, theology) hermeneutic (a particular system of interpretation)

Related terms

• hermeneuta (“hermeneut, hermeneutician, hermeneuticist”)

Further reading

• “hermenèutica”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “hermenèutica”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• (noun only) “hermenèutica” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• (noun only) Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “hermenèutica”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)