antitheton

Latin

Alternative forms

antithetum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivized neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing”, “contrasting”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈti.tʰe.ton/, [anˈtɪ.tʰɛ.tõ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈti.te.ton/, [anˈtiː.te.ton]

Noun

antitheton n (genitive antithetī); second declension

(rhetoric) antithet
1. accusative singular of antitheton
2. vocative singular of antitheton

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case	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

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