oksymoron
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English oxymoron), ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).
Pronunciation
Noun
oksymoron
Declension
| Inflection of oksymoron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oksymoron | oksymoronit | |
| genitive | oksymoronin | oksymoronien | |
| partitive | oksymoronia | oksymoroneja | |
| illative | oksymoroniin | oksymoroneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | oksymoron | oksymoronit | |
| accusative | nom. | oksymoron | oksymoronit |
| gen. | oksymoronin | ||
| genitive | oksymoronin | oksymoronien | |
| partitive | oksymoronia | oksymoroneja | |
| inessive | oksymoronissa | oksymoroneissa | |
| elative | oksymoronista | oksymoroneista | |
| illative | oksymoroniin | oksymoroneihin | |
| adessive | oksymoronilla | oksymoroneilla | |
| ablative | oksymoronilta | oksymoroneilta | |
| allative | oksymoronille | oksymoroneille | |
| essive | oksymoronina | oksymoroneina | |
| translative | oksymoroniksi | oksymoroneiksi | |
| abessive | oksymoronitta | oksymoroneitta | |
| instructive | — | oksymoronein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Further reading
- “oksymoron”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English oxymoron, French oxymoron, German Oxymoron, ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).
Pronunciation
Noun
oksymoron m inan
Declension
Declension of oksymoron
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oksymoron | oksymorony |
| genitive | oksymoronu | oksymoronów |
| dative | oksymoronowi | oksymoronom |
| accusative | oksymoron | oksymorony |
| instrumental | oksymoronem | oksymoronami |
| locative | oksymoronie | oksymoronach |
| vocative | oksymoronie | oksymorony |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- oksymoron in Polish dictionaries at PWN