LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

antitheton

antitheton n (genitive antithetī)
Classical[anˈtɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]Ecclesiastical[anˈtiː.te.ton]

Meaning

  1. neuterrhetoricantithet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantithetonantitheta
genitiveantithetīantithetōrum
dativeantithetōantithetīs
accusativeantithetonantitheta
ablativeantithetōantithetīs
vocativeantithetonantitheta

antĭthĕton, i, n., = ἀντίθετον,
I. opposition, antithesis, a rhetor. fig., Cic. Or. 50, 166; Pers. 1, 85 (e. g. frigida pugnabant calidis, humentia siccis, Ov. M. 1, 19; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 81).

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Italianantiteto

Quick answers

What does antitheton mean in Latin?
antitheton, a noun, means “antithet”.
What is the genitive of antitheton?
The genitive singular is antithetī. antitheton is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce antitheton?
In classical Latin, [anˈtɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtiː.te.ton].