contradictorio

Asturian

Adjective

contradictorio

1. neuter of contradictoriu

Latin

Adjective

contrādictōriō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contrādictōrius

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contrādictōrius (“contradictory”), from Latin contrādīcō (“to speak against; contradict”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾadiɡˈtoɾjo/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.ð̞iɣ̞ˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧dic‧to‧rio

Adjective

contradictorio (feminine contradictoria, masculine plural contradictorios, feminine plural contradictorias)

1. contradictory
2. counterintuitive

Related terms

• contradecir
• contradicción

 

Further reading

• “contradictorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014