oksymoron

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English oxymoron), ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoksymoron/, [ˈo̞ks̠yˌmo̞ro̞n]
• Rhymes: -oron
• Syllabification^(key): ok‧sy‧mo‧ron

Noun

oksymoron

1. (rhetoric) oxymoron

Declension

Inflection of oksymoron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		oksymoron	oksymoronit
genitive		oksymoronin	oksymoronien
partitive		oksymoronia	oksymoroneja
illative		oksymoroniin	oksymoroneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oksymoron	oksymoronit
accusative	nom.	oksymoron	oksymoronit
	gen.	oksymoronin
genitive		oksymoronin	oksymoronien
partitive		oksymoronia	oksymoroneja
inessive		oksymoronissa	oksymoroneissa
elative		oksymoronista	oksymoroneista
illative		oksymoroniin	oksymoroneihin
adessive		oksymoronilla	oksymoroneilla
ablative		oksymoronilta	oksymoroneilta
allative		oksymoronille	oksymoroneille
essive		oksymoronina	oksymoroneina
translative		oksymoroniksi	oksymoroneiksi
abessive		oksymoronitta	oksymoroneitta
instructive		—	oksymoronein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oksymoron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oksymoronini oksymoronini accusative nom. oksymoronini oksymoronini gen. oksymoronini genitive oksymoronini oksymoronieni partitive oksymoroniani oksymoronejani inessive oksymoronissani oksymoroneissani elative oksymoronistani oksymoroneistani illative oksymoroniini oksymoroneihini adessive oksymoronillani oksymoroneillani ablative oksymoroniltani oksymoroneiltani allative oksymoronilleni oksymoroneilleni essive oksymoroninani oksymoroneinani translative oksymoronikseni oksymoroneikseni abessive oksymoronittani oksymoroneittani instructive — — comitative — oksymoroneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oksymoronisi oksymoronisi accusative nom. oksymoronisi oksymoronisi gen. oksymoronisi genitive oksymoronisi oksymoroniesi partitive oksymoroniasi oksymoronejasi inessive oksymoronissasi oksymoroneissasi elative oksymoronistasi oksymoroneistasi illative oksymoroniisi oksymoroneihisi adessive oksymoronillasi oksymoroneillasi ablative oksymoroniltasi oksymoroneiltasi allative oksymoronillesi oksymoroneillesi essive oksymoroninasi oksymoroneinasi translative oksymoroniksesi oksymoroneiksesi abessive oksymoronittasi oksymoroneittasi instructive — — comitative — oksymoroneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oksymoronimme oksymoronimme accusative nom. oksymoronimme oksymoronimme gen. oksymoronimme genitive oksymoronimme oksymoroniemme partitive oksymoroniamme oksymoronejamme inessive oksymoronissamme oksymoroneissamme elative oksymoronistamme oksymoroneistamme illative oksymoroniimme oksymoroneihimme adessive oksymoronillamme oksymoroneillamme ablative oksymoroniltamme oksymoroneiltamme allative oksymoronillemme oksymoroneillemme essive oksymoroninamme oksymoroneinamme translative oksymoroniksemme oksymoroneiksemme abessive oksymoronittamme oksymoroneittamme instructive — — comitative — oksymoroneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oksymoroninne oksymoroninne accusative nom. oksymoroninne oksymoroninne gen. oksymoroninne genitive oksymoroninne oksymoronienne partitive oksymoronianne oksymoronejanne inessive oksymoronissanne oksymoroneissanne elative oksymoronistanne oksymoroneistanne illative oksymoroniinne oksymoroneihinne adessive oksymoronillanne oksymoroneillanne ablative oksymoroniltanne oksymoroneiltanne allative oksymoronillenne oksymoroneillenne essive oksymoroninanne oksymoroneinanne translative oksymoroniksenne oksymoroneiksenne abessive oksymoronittanne oksymoroneittanne instructive — — comitative — oksymoroneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oksymoroninsa oksymoroninsa accusative nom. oksymoroninsa oksymoroninsa gen. oksymoroninsa genitive oksymoroninsa oksymoroniensa partitive oksymoroniaan oksymoroniansa oksymoronejaan oksymoronejansa inessive oksymoronissaan oksymoronissansa oksymoroneissaan oksymoroneissansa elative oksymoronistaan oksymoronistansa oksymoroneistaan oksymoroneistansa illative oksymoroniinsa oksymoroneihinsa adessive oksymoronillaan oksymoronillansa oksymoroneillaan oksymoroneillansa ablative oksymoroniltaan oksymoroniltansa oksymoroneiltaan oksymoroneiltansa allative oksymoronilleen oksymoronillensa oksymoroneilleen oksymoroneillensa essive oksymoroninaan oksymoroninansa oksymoroneinaan oksymoroneinansa translative oksymoronikseen oksymoroniksensa oksymoroneikseen oksymoroneiksensa abessive oksymoronittaan oksymoronittansa oksymoroneittaan oksymoroneittansa instructive — — comitative — oksymoroneineen oksymoroneinensa

Synonyms

• itseristiriita

Further reading

• “oksymoron”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English oxymoron, French oxymoron, German Oxymoron, ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.sɨˈmɔ.rɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɔn
• Syllabification: ok‧sy‧mo‧ron

Noun

oksymoron m inan

1. (rhetoric) oxymoron (figure of speech)

   Synonym: antylogia

2. oxymoron (contradiction in terms)

Declension

Declension of oksymoron

	singular	plural
nominative	oksymoron	oksymorony
genitive	oksymoronu	oksymoronów
dative	oksymoronowi	oksymoronom
accusative	oksymoron	oksymorony
instrumental	oksymoronem	oksymoronami
locative	oksymoronie	oksymoronach
vocative	oksymoronie	oksymorony

Derived terms

adjective

• oksymoroniczny

 

Further reading

• oksymoron in Polish dictionaries at PWN