syllogismus
See also: Syllogismus
English
Examples |
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No worthy leader would avoid wartime military service. You used family influence to get into the National Guard. (Therefore, you are not a worthy leader.) |
Etymology
From Latin syllogismus (“syllogism”), from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós)
Noun
syllogismus (usually uncountable, plural syllogismi)
- (rhetoric) Omission of the conclusion of a syllogistic argument.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”).
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | syllogismus | syllogismī |
Genitive | syllogismī | syllogismōrum |
Dative | syllogismō | syllogismīs |
Accusative | syllogismum | syllogismōs |
Ablative | syllogismō | syllogismīs |
Vocative | syllogisme | syllogismī |
References
- syllogismus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- syllogismus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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