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Scientia or scientiae?

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Christoph Anton Mitterer

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Jul 8, 2002, 4:51:07 PM7/8/02
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Whats the different between scientia and scientiae?

thx and cu


bohaemus

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Jul 9, 2002, 6:38:51 AM7/9/02
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"Christoph Anton Mitterer" <amu...@topas.org> wrote in message news:<agctvr$et3$01$1...@news.t-online.com>...

> Whats the different between scientia and scientiae?
>
> thx and cu

Lewis+Short:

scientia , ae, f. (plur. only Vitr. 1, 1, 18; 3, praef. 1) [sciens], a
knowing or being skilled in any thing, knowledge, science, skill,
expertness, = cognitio, eruditio (freq. and class.).

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scientia = nom., voc., abl. sing.
scientiae = gen., dat. sing; nom. plur.

Hartmut Gastens

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Jul 9, 2002, 2:22:45 PM7/9/02
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bohaemus schrieb:

i think that Christoph means the difference of the usage of scientia in singular and plural.
About the singular see the above cited.
The plural is'nt used only at Vitr. 1,1,18 and praef,3. It also can be found at Augustinus de. civ. dei 7,30 or
Iul. Val. 2,13.
It seems to be used as "branch of knowledge", but its very rare.

greetinx
Hartmut


David Adams

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Jul 10, 2002, 12:40:30 AM7/10/02
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scientia, scientiae - Science

scientia is the nominative case of this noun.

scientiae is the Genitive and Dative cases of this noun.

scientia - used when it is a subject.
scientiea - used when it is a possesion or indirect subject.

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