contradictio

Latin

Etymology

From contrādīcō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of contradicting.
  2. A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.
    Ex contradictione quodlibet.(WP)
    From a contradiction anything [follows]: .

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative contrādictiō contrādictiōnēs
genitive contrādictiōnis contrādictiōnum
dative contrādictiōnī contrādictiōnibus
accusative contrādictiōnem contrādictiōnēs
ablative contrādictiōne contrādictiōnibus
vocative contrādictiō contrādictiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • contradictio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • contradictio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • contradictio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016