argumentum

English

Etymology

From the Latin argūmentum.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm, IPA: /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm/, SAMPA: /A:gju:"mEnt@m/

or as in Latin

Noun

argumentum (plural argumenta)

1. (chiefly formal, in law, logic, &c.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
   • 1682: Sir Edward Coke, Argumentum anti-Normannicum, main title (John Darby)

     Argumentum anti-Normannicum: or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers.

Derived terms

Derived terms

argumentum ab auctoritate est fortissimum in lege (law) argumentum ab auctoritate plurimum valet in lege (law) argumentum ab impossibili plurimum valet in lege (law) argumentum ab impossibili valet in lege (law) argumentum ab inconvenienti est validum in lege; quia lex non permittit aliquod inconveniens (law) argumentum ad antiquitatem (logic) argumentum ad baculum (logic) argumentum ad captandum (logic) argumentum ad consequentiam (logic) argumentum ad crumenam (logic) argumentum ad etymologiam (logic) argumentum ad Hitlerum (logic) argumentum ad hominem (logic) argumentum ad ignorantiam (logic) argumentum ad infinitum (logic) argumentum ad lapidem (logic) argumentum ad Lazarum (logic)

argumentum ad logicam (logic) argumentum ad metum (logic) argumentum ad misericordiam (logic) argumentum ad nauseam (logic) argumentum ad novitatem (logic) argumentum ad numerum (logic) argumentum ad odium (logic) argumentum ad populum (logic) argumentum ad temperantiam (logic) argumentum ad verecundiam (logic) argumentum a fortiori (logic) argumentum a silentio argumentum a simili valet in lege (law) argumentum ex motu (theology) argumentum ex ratione causæ efficientis (theology) argumentum e silentio, argumentum ex silentio (logic) argumentum ornithologicum

Related terms

• arguendi causa
• arguendo

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Latin

Etymology

From arguō (“prove, argue”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ar.ɡuːˈmen.tum/, [ar.ɡuːˈmen.tũ], SAMPA: /ar.gu:"men.tum/, [ar.gu:"men.tu_~]

Noun

argūmentum (genitive argūmentī); n, second declension

1. argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof
2. a point, a theme

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	argūmentum	argūmenta
genitive	argūmentī	argūmentōrum
dative	argūmentō	argūmentīs
accusative	argūmentum	argūmenta
ablative	argūmentō	argūmentīs
vocative	argūmentum	argūmenta

Descendants

• Russian: аргуме́нт (argumént) m.