paradoxus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “contrary to expectation”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.raˈdok.sus/, [pa.raˈdɔk.sʊs]

Adjective

paradoxus (feminine paradoxa, neuter paradoxum); first/second declension

  1. Contrary to expectation; paradoxical; marvellous, strange.
  2. (substantive) Someone who, contrary to expectation, has won in both the lucta (a wrestling match) and in the pancratium (a gymnastic contest which included both boxing and wrestling) on the same day.
  3. uncharacteristic (as a taxonomic epithet)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative paradoxus paradoxa paradoxum paradoxī paradoxae paradoxa
Genitive paradoxī paradoxae paradoxī paradoxōrum paradoxārum paradoxōrum
Dative paradoxō paradoxae paradoxō paradoxīs paradoxīs paradoxīs
Accusative paradoxum paradoxam paradoxum paradoxōs paradoxās paradoxa
Ablative paradoxō paradoxā paradoxō paradoxīs paradoxīs paradoxīs
Vocative paradoxe paradoxa paradoxum paradoxī paradoxae paradoxa

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References
  • paradoxus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paradoxus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • paradoxus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • paradoxus 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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