interpretatio romana

From interpretātiō (“interpretation”) + rōmāna, feminine form of rōmānus (“Roman”).

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

interpretātiō rōmāna f sg (genitive interpretātiōnis rōmānae); third declension

1. (New Latin) The tendency of ancient Roman writers to equate foreign deities with members of their own pantheon.

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

• interpretātiō germānica
• interpretātiō graeca