parataxis

English

WOTD – 17 January 2010

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- +‎ taxis.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /paɹəˈtaksɪs/
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Noun

parataxis (usually uncountable, plural parataxes)

(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
(literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
(historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

Antonyms

(grammar): hypotaxis

Derived terms

para-hypotaxis
paratactic
paratactical
paratactically

Translations

in grammar

Catalan: parataxi f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 意合式 (yìhéshì), 並列結構／并列结构 (bìngliè jiégòu)
Danish: paratakse c, sideordning c
Finnish: parataksis
French: parataxe (fr) f
German: Nebenordnung, Parataxis, Parataxe (de)
Greek: παράταξις (el) f (parátaxis)
Italian: paratassi (it) f
Latin: parataxis f
Norwegian: paratakse m, sideordning m or f
Portuguese: parataxe f
Russian: парата́ксис (ru) (paratáksis)
Spanish: parataxis f
Swedish: paratax (sv) c

in literature

Finnish: parataksis

in politics