noun · neuterthird declension
enthȳmēma
enthȳmēma n (genitive enthȳmēmatis)
Classical[ɛn.tʰyːˈmeː.ma]Ecclesiastical[en.tiˈmɛː.ma]
Meaning
- rhetorica logical argument, piece of reasoning; an enthymeme
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | enthȳmēma | enthȳmēmata |
| genitive | enthȳmēmatis | enthȳmēmatum |
| dative | enthȳmēmatī | enthȳmēmatibus |
| accusative | enthȳmēma | enthȳmēmata |
| ablative | enthȳmēmate | enthȳmēmatibus |
| vocative | enthȳmēma | enthȳmēmata |
enthȳmēma, ătis, n., = ἐνθύμημα, rhetor. and dialect. t. t.
I. A reflection, meditation, an argument (pure Lat. commentatio), Quint. 5, 10, 1; 5, 14, 1; 24; 8, 5, 4 et saep.; Cic. Top. 14; Juv. 6, 450.—
II. A conclusion drawn from the contrary, Cic. Top. 13, 55; Quint. 8, 5, 9.
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enthȳmēma atis, n
, ἐντηύμημα, a condensed syllogism, logical argument, Iu.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐνθῡμέομαι (enthūméomai, “to consider, infer”).