contradictio

Latin

Etymology

From contrādīcō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kon.traːˈdik.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪t̪räːˈd̪ɪkt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.traˈdik.t͡si.o/, [kon̪t̪räˈd̪ikt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

contrādictiō f (genitive contrādictiōnis); third declension

The act of contradicting.
A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.
Ex contradictione quodlibet.
From a contradiction anything [follows]: $\neg C\rightarrow (C\rightarrow Q)$ .

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	contrādictiō	contrādictiōnēs
Genitive	contrādictiōnis	contrādictiōnum
Dative	contrādictiōnī	contrādictiōnibus
Accusative	contrādictiōnem	contrādictiōnēs
Ablative	contrādictiōne	contrādictiōnibus
Vocative	contrādictiō	contrādictiōnēs

Derived terms

contradictiō in adjectō

Related terms

Descendants

Asturian: contradicción
Catalan: contradicció
English: contradiction
French: contradiction
Italian: contraddizione, contradizione
Portuguese: contradição
Romanian: contradicție
Spanish: contradicción

References

“contradictio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
contradictio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
contradictio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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