antyteza

See also: antytezą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French antithèse, from Latin antithesis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anty- +‎ teza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tɨˈtɛ.za/

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• Rhymes: -ɛza
• Syllabification: an‧ty‧te‧za

Noun

antyteza f

1. (rhetoric) antithesis (a device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form)
2. (literary) antithesis (the opposite of something)

   Synonym: przeciwieństwo

3. (literary) antithesis (a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition)

Declension

Declension of antyteza

	singular	plural
nominative	antyteza	antytezy
genitive	antytezy	antytez
dative	antytezie	antytezom
accusative	antytezę	antytezy
instrumental	antytezą	antytezami
locative	antytezie	antytezach
vocative	antytezo	antytezy

Derived terms

adjective

• antytetyczny

 

noun

• antytetyczność

 

Related terms

adjective

• tezowy

 

nouns

• teza
• tezowość

 

Further reading

• antyteza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• antyteza in Polish dictionaries at PWN