LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

paradoxum

paradoxum n (genitive paradoxī)
Classical[pa.raˈdɔk.sũː]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈdɔk.sum]

Meaning

  1. neuterparadox

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparadoxumparadoxa
genitiveparadoxīparadoxōrum
dativeparadoxōparadoxīs
accusativeparadoxumparadoxa
ablativeparadoxōparadoxīs
vocativeparadoxumparadoxa

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos).

Descendants
  • Catalanparadoxa
  • Englishparadox
  • Frenchparadoxe
  • Italianparadosso
  • Occitanparadòxa
  • Portugueseparadoxo
  • Romanianparadox
  • Spanishparadoja
  • Galicianparadoxo

In English words that came into English from paradoxum

  • paradoxparadoxum

Quick answers

What does paradoxum mean in Latin?
paradoxum, a noun, means “paradox”.
What is the genitive of paradoxum?
The genitive singular is paradoxī. paradoxum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce paradoxum?
In classical Latin, [pa.raˈdɔk.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.raˈdɔk.sum].