noun · femininethird declension

contrāpositiō

contrāpositiō f (genitive contrāpositiōnis)

Classical[kɔn.traː.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.tra.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o]

Meaning

contraposition, counterposition.

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	contrāpositiō	contrāpositiōnēs
genitive	contrāpositiōnis	contrāpositiōnum
dative	contrāpositiōnī	contrāpositiōnibus
accusative	contrāpositiōnem	contrāpositiōnēs
ablative	contrāpositiōne	contrāpositiōnibus
vocative	contrāpositiō	contrāpositiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contrāpositiō From contrāpōnō + -tiō.

Descendants

Catalancontraposició
Frenchcontraposition
Englishcontrapositionfrom French contraposition
Italiancontrapposizione
Portuguesecontraposição
Romaniancontrapoziție
Spanishcontraposición
Galiciancontraposición

Quick answers

What does contrāpositiō mean in Latin?

contrāpositiō, a noun, means “contraposition, counterposition.”.

What is the genitive of contrāpositiō?

The genitive singular is contrāpositiōnis. contrāpositiō is feminine, third declension.

How do you pronounce contrāpositiō?

In classical Latin, [kɔn.traː.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tra.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o].