logomachia
Italian
Etymology
From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo.ɡoˈma.kja/
- Rhymes: -akja
- Hyphenation: lo‧go‧mà‧chia
Noun
logomachia f (plural logomachie)
- logomachy (dispute over the meaning of a word)
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lo.ɡoˈma.kʰi.a/, [ɫ̪ɔɡɔˈmäkʰiä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lo.ɡoˈma.ki.a/, [loɡoˈmäːkiä]
Noun
logomachia f (genitive logomachiae); first declension
- logomachy
- 1502, Bartholomaeus Merula, Ouidius de Faſtis cum duobus commentariis: Antonii de Fano ⁊ Pauli Marſi, page lxixᵛ:
- Varro ĩ logomachia ideſt pugna ſermonũ.
- 1502, Bartholomaeus Merula, Ouidius de Faſtis cum duobus commentariis: Antonii de Fano ⁊ Pauli Marſi, page lxixᵛ:
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | logomachia | logomachiae |
| Genitive | logomachiae | logomachiārum |
| Dative | logomachiae | logomachiīs |
| Accusative | logomachiam | logomachiās |
| Ablative | logomachiā | logomachiīs |
| Vocative | logomachia | logomachiae |
Descendants
- English: logomachy
- Italian: logomachia
- Polish: logomachia
References
- logomachia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- logomachia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Polish
Etymology
From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ.ɡɔˈma.xja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -axja
- Syllabification: lo‧go‧ma‧chia
Noun
logomachia f
- logomachy (dispute over the meaning of words)
Declension
Declension of logomachia
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | logomachia | logomachie |
| genitive | logomachii | logomachii/logomachij (archaic) |
| dative | logomachii | logomachiom |
| accusative | logomachię | logomachie |
| instrumental | logomachią | logomachiami |
| locative | logomachii | logomachiach |
| vocative | logomachio | logomachie |
Further reading
- logomachia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- logomachia in Polish dictionaries at PWN