interpretatio germanica

From interpretātiō (“interpretation”) + germānica, feminine form of germānicus (“Germanic”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪn.tɛr.prɛˈtaː.ti.oː ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.ka]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [in̪.t̪er.preˈt̪at̪.t̪͡s̪i.o d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.ka]

interpretātiō germānica f sg (genitive interpretātiōnis germānicae); third declension

1. (New Latin) The tendency of Germanic peoples to equate foreign deities with members of their own pantheon. Many English names for weekdays are Germanic interpretations: for example, Thursday (Thor's day) is an interpretation of Latin dies Iovis (Jupiter's day).

Third-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, singular only.

• interpretātiō graeca
• interpretātiō rōmāna