antiptosis
/æntɪpˈtəʊsɪs/
antiptosis noun: substitution of one grammatical case for another.
Noun
antiptosis (countable and uncountable, plural antiptoses)
- Substitution of one grammatical case for another.
- As a vocative form, deus is a clear violation of established norms. The grammarians occasionally encountered apparent examples of such vocatives in the texts they taught, and they explained them either by invoking the figure of antiptosis, in which the “correct” case is replaced by another, or by...1997 April, John Rauk, “The Vocative of Deus and Its Problems”, in Classical Philology, volume XCII, № 2, page 143
antiptosis meaning in Tamil
antiptosis in Tamil
- வேற்றுமைமயக்கம்
Forms of antiptosis
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Origin of antiptosis
From Ancient Greek ἀντίπτωσις (antíptōsis).
Questions about antiptosis
- What does antiptosis mean?
- Antiptosis means substitution of one grammatical case for another.
- What is antiptosis in Tamil?
- Antiptosis in Tamil is வேற்றுமைமயக்கம். See Antiptosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antiptosis?
- Antiptosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antiptosis?
- Antiptosis is pronounced /æntɪpˈtəʊsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antiptosis?
- The plural of antiptosis is antiptoses.
Words near antiptosis in the dictionary
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