contradictio
Latin
Etymology
From contrādīcō + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔn.traːˈdɪk.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪.t̪raˈd̪ik.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis); third declension
- The act of contradicting.
- A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.
- Ex contradictione quodlibet.(WP)
- From a contradiction anything [follows]: .
- Ex contradictione quodlibet.(WP)
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
Related terms
Descendants
- Asturian: contradicción
- Catalan: contradicció
- English: contradiction
- French: contradiction
- Italian: contraddizione, contradizione
- Portuguese: contradição
- Romanian: contradicție
- Spanish: contradicción
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