antitheton
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivized neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [anˈtɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [an̪ˈt̪iː.t̪e.t̪on]
Noun
antitheton n (genitive antithetī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antitheton | antitheta |
| genitive | antithetī | antithetōrum |
| dative | antithetō | antithetīs |
| accusative | antitheton | antitheta |
| ablative | antithetō | antithetīs |
| vocative | antitheton | antitheta |
Descendants
- Italian: antiteto
References
- “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.