tabula rasa

§English

§Etymology

From Latin tabula (“tablet”) + rāsa, feminine singular of rāsus (“scraped, erased”).

§Pronunciation

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§Noun

tabula rasa (usually uncountable, plural tabulae rasae or tabulæ rasæ)

1. (uncountable) The idea that the mind comes into this world as a "blank slate".
2. (countable) Anything which exists in a pristine state.

§Translations

the idea that the mind comes into the world as a blank state

• Dutch: onbeschreven blad n
• Icelandic: óskrifuð tafla f, óskrifað blað n

• Italian: tabula rasa f
• Japanese: 白紙状態 (hakushi jōtai)
• Portuguese: tábula rasa f

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§Italian

§Etymology

From Latin tabula (“tablet”) + rāsa, feminine singular of rāsus (“scraped, erased”).

§Noun

tabula rasa f (invariable)

1. tabula rasa (all senses)