cacophonia

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Latin

Noun

cacophōnia f (genitive cacophōniae); first declension

  1. cacophony (disagreeable sound formed by the meeting of syllables or words)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cacophōnia cacophōniae
genitive cacophōniae cacophōniārum
dative cacophōniae cacophōniīs
accusative cacophōniam cacophōniās
ablative cacophōniā cacophōniīs
vocative cacophōnia cacophōniae

References

  • “cacophonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cacophonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • cacophonia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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