noun · femininethird declension
agnōminātiō
agnōminātiō f (genitive agnōminātiōnis)
Meaning
- agnomination, paronomasia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agnōminātiō | agnōminātiōnēs |
| genitive | agnōminātiōnis | agnōminātiōnum |
| dative | agnōminātiōnī | agnōminātiōnibus |
| accusative | agnōminātiōnem | agnōminātiōnēs |
| ablative | agnōminātiōne | agnōminātiōnibus |
| vocative | agnōminātiō | agnōminātiōnēs |
agnōmĭnātĭo (adn-), ōnis, f.,
I. the bringing together two words different in meaning, but similar in sound, paronomasia, a rhet. fig., = παρονομασία: veniit a te antequam Romam venit. Hunc ăvium dulcedo ducit ad āvium. Si lenones tamquam leones vitāsset. Videte judices, utrum homini navo an vano credere malitis, etc., Auct. ad Her. 4, 21; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 66.
Origins
Descendants
- Englishagnomination
In English words that came into English from agnōminātiō
- agnominationagnōminātiō