литота

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French litote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈtotə]

Noun

лито́та • (litóta) f inan (genitive лито́ты, nominative plural лито́ты, genitive plural лито́т)

  1. (rhetoric) litotes

Declension

Declension of лито́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative лито́та
litóta		 лито́ты
litóty
genitive лито́ты
litóty		 лито́т
litót
dative лито́те
litóte		 лито́там
litótam
accusative лито́ту
litótu		 лито́ты
litóty
instrumental лито́той, лито́тою
litótoj, litótoju		 лито́тами
litótami
prepositional лито́те
litóte		 лито́тах
litótax

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

литота f

  1. litotes (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite)
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