adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dialecticus1
dialecticus (feminine dialectica, neuter dialecticum)
Classical[di.aˈɫɛk.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.aˈlɛk.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivedialectical
- adjectivelogical
- adjectivereasoning
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dialecticus | dialectica | dialecticum |
| genitive | dialecticī | dialecticae | dialecticī |
| dative | dialecticō | dialecticae | dialecticō |
| accusative | dialecticum | dialecticam | dialecticum |
| ablative | dialecticō | dialecticā | dialecticō |
| vocative | dialectice | dialectica | dialecticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dialecticī | dialecticae | dialectica |
| genitive | dialecticōrum | dialecticārum | dialecticōrum |
| dative | dialecticīs | dialecticīs | dialecticīs |
| accusative | dialecticōs | dialecticās | dialectica |
| ablative | dialecticīs | dialecticīs | dialecticīs |
| vocative | dialecticī | dialecticae | dialectica |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- homo in dialecticis versatissimus
- an accomplished dialectician.
- dialecticis ne imbutum quidem esse
- to be ignorant of even the elements of logic.
- dialectica (-ae or -orum) (pure Latin disserendi ratio et scientia)
- logic, dialectic.
dĭălectĭcus, a, um, adj., = διαλεκτικός,
I. belonging to disputation, dialectical.
I. Adj.:
captiones, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 17: disputationes, Quint. 5, 14, 27: pars, id. 12, 2, 13 et saep.: sapientiae professor, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180.—Adv., dialecticē, dialectically: disputare, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 17: dicta multa, id. Ac. 1, 2, 8: probare, Quint. 1, 10, 37.—II. Subst.
A. dĭălectĭcus, i, m., a dialectician, logician, Cic. Or. 32, 113; id. Fin. 2, 6, 15; Quint. 2, 4, 41; 7, 3, 41 al.—
B. dĭă-lectĭca, ae, f. (sc. ars), dialectics, logic, Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 91; id. Fin. 2, 6, 15; Quint. 1, 10, 37; 3, 4, 10 al.—Also in the Gr. form dĭălectĭce, ēs, f., Quint. 2, 20, 7; 2, 17, 14; 2, 21, 13 al.—
C. dĭălectĭca, ōrum, n., logical questions, dialectics, Cic. Fin. 3, 12, 41; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Brut. 31, 119 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dialecticus adj.
, διαλεκτικός, belonging to disputation, dialectic: captiones.—As subst m., a dialectician, logician.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).
Descendants
- Frenchdialectique