interpretatio graeca

From interpretātiō (“interpretation”) + graeca, feminine form of graecus (“Greek”).

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

interpretātiō graeca f sg (genitive interpretātiōnis graecae); third declension

1. (New Latin) The tendency of ancient Greek writers to equate foreign deities with members of their own pantheon. For example, the Egyptian god of learning Thoth was identified with the Greek Hermes.

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

• interpretātiō germānica
• interpretātiō rōmāna