antitheton
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivized neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /anˈti.tʰe.ton/, [än̪ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɛt̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈti.te.ton/, [än̪ˈt̪iːt̪et̪on]
Noun
editantitheton n (genitive antithetī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | antitheton | antitheta |
Genitive | antithetī | antithetōrum |
Dative | antithetō | antithetīs |
Accusative | antitheton | antitheta |
Ablative | antithetō | antithetīs |
Vocative | antitheton | antitheta |
Descendants
edit- Italian: antiteto
References
edit- “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.