contradictio

Latin

Etymology

From contrādīcō (“I speak against; contradict”), from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“I say, speak”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kon.traːˈdik.ti.oː/

Noun

contrādictiō (genitive contrādictiōnis); f, third declension

1. The act of contradicting.
2. A reply, answer, objection, counterargument, contradiction; opposition.

   Ex contradictione quodlibet.^[1]

   From a contradiction anything [follows]: $\neg C \rightarrow (C \rightarrow Q)$.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	contrādictiō	contrādictiōnēs
genitive	contrādictiōnis	contrādictiōnum
dative	contrādictiōnī	contrādictiōnibus
accusative	contrādictiōnem	contrādictiōnēs
ablative	contrādictiōne	contrādictiōnibus
vocative	contrādictiō	contrādictiōnēs

Related terms

contrādīcēns contrādīcibilis contrādīcō

contrādictor contrādictōrius

Descendants

Catalan: contradicció English: contradiction French: contradiction

Portuguese: contradição Spanish: contradicción

References

• contradictio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879