logomachia

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Italian

Etymology

From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.ɡoˈma.kja/
  • Rhymes: -akja
  • Hyphenation: lo‧go‧mà‧chia

Noun

logomachia f (plural logomachie)

  1. logomachy (dispute over the meaning of a word)

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).

Pronunciation

Noun

logomachia f (genitive logomachiae); first declension

  1. logomachy
    • 1502, Bartholomaeus Merula, Ouidius de Faſtis cum duobus commentariis: Antonii de Fano ⁊ Pauli Marſi, page lxixᵛ:
      Varro ĩ logomachia ideſt pugna ſermonũ.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • English: logomachy
  • Italian: logomachia
  • Polish: logomachia

References

  • logomachia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • logomachia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Polish

Etymology

From the Latin logomachia, from the Ancient Greek λογομαχία (logomakhía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ.ɡɔˈma.xja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -axja
  • Syllabification: lo‧go‧ma‧chia

Noun

logomachia f

  1. logomachy (dispute over the meaning of words)

Declension

Further reading

  • logomachia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • logomachia in Polish dictionaries at PWN