contradictio

Latin

Etymology

From contrādicō + -tiō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.traːˈdik.ti.oː/

Noun

contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contrādictiō contrādictiōnēs
Genitive contrādictiōnis contrādictiōnum
Dative contrādictiōnī contrādictiōnibus
Accusative contrādictiōnem contrādictiōnēs
Ablative contrādictiōne contrādictiōnibus
Vocative contrādictiō contrādictiōnēs

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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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