contradictio
Latin
Etymology
From contrādīcō + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.traːˈdik.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪t̪räːˈd̪ɪkt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.traˈdik.t͡si.o/, [kon̪t̪räˈd̪ikt̪͡s̪io]
Noun
contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis); third declension
- The act of contradicting.
- A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.
- Ex contradictione quodlibet.
- From a contradiction anything [follows]: .
- Ex contradictione quodlibet.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | contrādictiō | contrādictiōnēs |
| Genitive | contrādictiōnis | contrādictiōnum |
| Dative | contrādictiōnī | contrādictiōnibus |
| Accusative | contrādictiōnem | contrādictiōnēs |
| Ablative | contrādictiōne | contrādictiōnibus |
| Vocative | contrādictiō | contrādictiōnēs |
Derived terms
- contradictiō in adjectō
Related terms
- contrādīcēns
- contrādīcibilis
- contrādīcō
- contrādictiuncula
- contrādictor
- contrādictōrius
- contrādictrīx
- contrādictus
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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016