paragoge

English

Etymology

From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/

Noun

paragoge (countable and uncountable, plural paragoges)

1. (grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.

Derived terms

• paragogic

Translations

Translations

• Italian: paragoge f
• Latin: paragōgē f
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• Spanish: paragoge (es) f

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin paragōgē, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡɔ.d͡ʒe/, [par̺aˈɡɔːd͡ʒe]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧gò‧ge

Noun

paragoge f (plural paragogi)

1. (grammar, prosody) paragoge

Synonyms

• epitesi

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡoː.ɡeː/, [päräˈɡoːɡeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡo.d͡ʒe/, [päräˈɡɔːd͡ʒe]

Noun

paragōgē f (genitive paragōgēs); first declension

1. (Late Latin, grammar, prosody) paragoge

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	paragōgē	paragōgae
Genitive	paragōgēs	paragōgārum
Dative	paragōgae	paragōgīs
Accusative	paragōgēn	paragōgās
Ablative	paragōgē	paragōgīs
Vocative	paragōgē	paragōgae

References

• “paragoge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• paragoge in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin paragōgē, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈɡoxe/ [pa.ɾaˈɣ̞o.xe]

Noun

paragoge f (plural paragoges)

1. paragoge

Related terms

• paragógico