neitunarháttur

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Etymology

From neitun (refusal, negation) +‎ háttur (mood, custom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneiːtʏnarˌhauhtʏr/

Noun

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neitunarháttur m (genitive singular neitunarháttar, nominative plural neitunarhættir)

  1. (philosophy, logic) modus tollens; (a valid form of argument in which the consequent of a conditional proposition is denied; entailing the denial of the consequent):
    1. If P, then Q.
    2. Not Q.
    3. Therefore, not P.

Declension