antitheton
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivized neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈti.tʰe.ton/, [än̪ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɛt̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈti.te.ton/, [än̪ˈt̪iːt̪et̪on]
Noun[edit]
antitheton n (genitive antithetī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-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.