metaphysica

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσική (metaphusikḗ).

Noun

metaphysica f (genitive metaphysicae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin, philosophy) metaphysics

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	metaphysica	metaphysicae
Genitive	metaphysicae	metaphysicārum
Dative	metaphysicae	metaphysicīs
Accusative	metaphysicam	metaphysicās
Ablative	metaphysicā	metaphysicīs
Vocative	metaphysica	metaphysicae

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: metafísica (learned)
• → Dutch: metafysica
• → English: metaphysics
• → French: métaphysique (learned)
  • → Malagasy: metafizika
• → Galician: metafísica, metafísico (learned)
• → German: Metaphysik
• → Italian: metafisica, metafisico (learned)
• → Latvian: metafizika
• → Macedonian: метафизика (metafizika)
• → Polish: metafizyka
• → Portuguese: metafísica, metafísico (learned)
• → Russian: метафи́зика (metafízika)
  • → Kazakh: метафизика (metafizika)
• → Serbo-Croatian: metafìzika
• → Slovene: metafízika
• → Spanish: metafísica, metafísico (learned)
• → Ukrainian: метафі́зика (metafízyka)

Portuguese

Adjective

metaphysica

1. feminine singular of metaphysico