exegesi
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”), from ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “I explain, interpret”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “I lead, guide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
exegesi f (plural exegesis)
Related terms
Further reading
- “exegesi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “exegesi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “exegesi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exegesi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Noun
exēgēsī
- dative singular of exēgēsis