LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

sōrītēs

sōrītēs m (genitive sōrītae)
Classical[soːˈriː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[soˈriː.tes]

Meaning

  1. sorites; a logical sophism formed by an accumulation of arguments

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōrītēssōrītae
genitivesōrītaesōrītārum
dativesōrītaesōrītīs
accusativesōrītēnsōrītās
ablativesōrītēsōrītīs
vocativesōrītēsōrītae

sōrītes, ae (
I. acc. sing. soritam, Cic. ap. Non. p. 329, 20 dub.), m., = σωρείτης, a logical sophism formed by an accumulation of arguments, a sorites (pure Lat. acervus), Cic. Div. 2, 4, 11; id. Ac. 2, 16, 49; 2, 33, 107; Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σωρείτης (sōreítēs, “fallacy of the heap”), from σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).

Descendants
  • Englishsorites

In English words that came into English from sōrītēs

  • soritessōrītēs

Quick answers

What does sōrītēs mean in Latin?
sōrītēs, a noun, means “sorites; a logical sophism formed by an accumulation of arguments”.
What is the genitive of sōrītēs?
The genitive singular is sōrītae. sōrītēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sōrītēs?
In classical Latin, [soːˈriː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [soˈriː.tes].