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noun · femininethird declension

contrādictiō

contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.traːˈdɪk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.traˈdik.t͡si.o]
contrādictiuncula ; sg. nom.; sg. abl.; sg. voc.

Meaning

  1. The act of contradicting.
  2. A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.
    Ex contradictione quodlibet.⁽ᵂᴾ⁾ From a contradiction anything [follows]: ¬C→(C→Q).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontrādictiō
contrādictiuncula		contrādictiōnēs
contrādictiunculae
genitivecontrādictiōnis
contrādictiunculae		contrādictiōnum
contrādictiunculārum
dativecontrādictiōnī
contrādictiunculae		contrādictiōnibus
contrādictiunculīs
accusativecontrādictiōnem
contrādictiunculam		contrādictiōnēs
contrādictiunculās
ablativecontrādictiōne
contrādictiunculā		contrādictiōnibus
contrādictiunculīs
vocativecontrādictiō
contrādictiuncula		contrādictiōnēs
contrādictiunculae

contrādictĭo, ōnis, f. contradico,
I. a reply, answer, objection, counter-argument (post-Aug.; most freq. in Quint. of judicial replications): ubi contradictioni locus non erit, Quint. 3, 8, 34; so id. 3, 8, 27; 5, 13, 48 sq.; 7, 3, 20; Sen. Prov. 1, 1, 1; id. Q. N. 1, 5, 11: sumere, to anticipate the objection of an antagonist, Quint. 11, 3, 163; Dig. 46, 3, 72, § 1 et saep.—In plur., Quint. 5, 13, 36; 5, 13, 42; Dig. 2, 17, 36; 7, 1, 38; Tac. A. 14, 43 al.

Origins

Latin dīcō Latin contrādīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contrādictiō From contrādīcō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancontradicció
  • Englishcontradictionfrom Old French contradiction
  • Frenchcontradictionfrom Old French contradiction
  • Italiancontraddizione
  • Italiancontradizione
  • Portuguesecontradição
  • Romaniancontradicție
  • Spanishcontradicción
  • Asturiancontradicción

In English words that came into English from contrādictiō

  • contradictioncontrādictiō

Quick answers

What does contrādictiō mean in Latin?
contrādictiō, a noun, means “The act of contradicting.; A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.”.
What is the genitive of contrādictiō?
The genitive singular is contrādictiōnis. contrādictiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contrādictiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.traːˈdɪk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.traˈdik.t͡si.o].