ἀντίθετον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.tʰe.ton/ → /anˈti.θe.ton/ → /anˈdi.θe.ton/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.tʰe.ton/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.tʰe.ton/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.θe.ton/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.θe.ton/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.θe.ton/

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the neuter form of ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετος (antíthetos, “opposing”, “contrasting”).

Noun

ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον • (antítheton) n (genitive ᾰ̓ντῐθέτου); second declension

1. (rhetoric) antithet

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον; τοῦ ᾰ̓ντῐθέτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον tò antítheton	τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐθέτω tṑ antithétō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετᾰ tà antítheta
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓ντῐθέτου toû antithétou	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐθέτοιν toîn antithétoin	τῶν ᾰ̓ντῐθέτων tôn antithétōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓ντῐθέτῳ tôi antithétōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐθέτοιν toîn antithétoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓ντῐθέτοις toîs antithétois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον tò antítheton	τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐθέτω tṑ antithétō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετᾰ tà antítheta
Vocative	ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον antítheton	ᾰ̓ντῐθέτω antithétō	ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετᾰ antítheta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: antitheton, antithetum
  • English: antithet
  • Italian: antiteto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετον • (antítheton)

1. inflection of ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετος (antíthetos):
   1. masculine/feminine accusative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular