aphorismus
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See also: Aphorismus
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
aphorismus (plural aphorismi)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (aphorismós).
Noun[edit]
aphorismus m (genitive aphorismī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aphorismus | aphorismī |
| Genitive | aphorismī | aphorismōrum |
| Dative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
| Accusative | aphorismum | aphorismōs |
| Ablative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
| Vocative | aphorisme | aphorismī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- aphorismus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)