argumentum ad verecundiam

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

argumentum ad verecundiam (plural argumenta ad verecundiam)

1. (rhetoric) An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority.

See also

• ipse dixit

Latin

Noun

argūmentum ad verēcundiam n (genitive argūmentī ad verēcundiam); second declension

1. An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.

	singular	plural
nominative	argūmentum ad verēcundiam	argūmenta ad verēcundiam
genitive	argūmentī ad verēcundiam	argūmentōrum ad verēcundiam
dative	argūmentō ad verēcundiam	argūmentīs ad verēcundiam
accusative	argūmentum ad verēcundiam	argūmenta ad verēcundiam
ablative	argūmentō ad verēcundiam	argūmentīs ad verēcundiam
vocative	argūmentum ad verēcundiam	argūmenta ad verēcundiam

See also

• ipse dixit