aphorismus
See also: Aphorismus
English
editNoun
editaphorismus (plural aphorismi)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (aphorismós).
Noun
editaphorismus m (genitive aphorismī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aphorismus | aphorismī |
Genitive | aphorismī | aphorismōrum |
Dative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
Accusative | aphorismum | aphorismōs |
Ablative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
Vocative | aphorisme | aphorismī |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- aphorismus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)