antitheton
Latin
Alternative forms
- antithetum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivized neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing”, “contrasting”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈti.tʰe.ton/, [anˈtɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈti.te.ton/, [anˈtiː.te.ton]
Noun
antitheton n (genitive antithetī); second declension
- (rhetoric) antithet
- accusative singular of antitheton
- vocative singular of antitheton
Declension
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antitheton | antitheta |
| Genitive | antithetī | antithetōrum |
| Dative | antithetō | antithetīs |
| Accusative | antitheton | antitheta |
| Ablative | antithetō | antithetīs |
| Vocative | antitheton | antitheta |
Descendants
- Italian: antiteto
References
- antitheton in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antitheton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette