aphorismus
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See also: Aphorismus
English
Noun
aphorismus (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
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (aphorismós).
Noun
aphorismus m (genitive aphorismī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aphorismus | aphorismī |
| genitive | aphorismī | aphorismōrum |
| dative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
| accusative | aphorismum | aphorismōs |
| ablative | aphorismō | aphorismīs |
| vocative | aphorisme | aphorismī |
Descendants
References
- 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)