thesis
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).
Pronunciation
Noun
thesis (plural theses)
- A statement supported by arguments.
- A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
- Goldsmith
- I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them.
- Goldsmith
- (logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
- (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
- (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
- (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
statement supported by arguments
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written essay submitted for a university degree
See also
Further reading
- “thesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “thesis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: the‧sis
Noun
thesis f (plural theses or thesissen, diminutive thesisje n)
- thesis
- Synonyms: dissertatie, proefschrift
Latin
Etymology
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From Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe.sis/, [ˈt̪ʰɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.sis/, [ˈt̪ɛːs̬is]
Noun
thesis f (genitive thesis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | thesis | thesēs |
| Genitive | thesis | thesium |
| Dative | thesī | thesibus |
| Accusative | thesem | thesēs thesīs |
| Ablative | these | thesibus |
| Vocative | thesis | thesēs |
References
- “thesis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- thesis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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