оксиморон

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

оксиморон (oksimoronm (relational adjective оксиморонски)

  1. oxymoron

Declension

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρον (oxúmōron).

Pronunciation

Noun

окси́морон (oksímoronm inan (genitive окси́морона, nominative plural окси́мороны, genitive plural окси́моронов, relational adjective оксиморо́нный)

  1. (rhetoric) oxymoron

Declension

Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρον (oxúmōron).

Pronunciation

  • окси́морон: IPA(key):
  • оксиморо́н: IPA(key):
  • Audio; оксиморо́н (oksymorón):(file)

Noun

окси́морон or оксиморо́н (oksýmoron or oksymorónm inan (genitive окси́морона or оксиморо́на, nominative plural окси́морони or оксиморо́ни, genitive plural окси́моронів or оксиморо́нів, relational adjective оксиморо́нний)

  1. (rhetoric) oxymoron

Declension

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “оксиморон”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 175

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