| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Malaysian, Indonesian |
| Afrikaans | teorie |
|---|---|
| Catalan | teoria |
| Czech | theorie; teorie |
| Danish | teori |
| Dutch | theorie |
| English | theory |
| Esperanto | teorio |
| Faeroese | ástøði |
| French | théorie |
| German | Theorie |
| Greek | θεωρία |
| Italian | teoria |
| Latin | ars |
| Low German | teory |
| Portuguese | teoria |
| Saterland Frisian | Theorie |
| Spanish | teoría |
| Swedish | teori |
| Welsh | damcaniaeth |
| West Frisian | teory |