paradoxus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, contrary to expectation).

Pronunciation

Adjective

paradoxus (feminine paradoxa, neuter paradoxum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. contrary to expectation
  2. paradoxical
  3. marvellous, strange
    Synonyms: admīrābilis, mīrābilis, mīrus
  4. uncharacteristic (as a taxonomic epithet)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative paradoxus paradoxa paradoxum paradoxī paradoxae paradoxa
Genitive paradoxī paradoxae paradoxī paradoxōrum paradoxārum paradoxōrum
Dative paradoxō paradoxō paradoxīs
Accusative paradoxum paradoxam paradoxum paradoxōs paradoxās paradoxa
Ablative paradoxō paradoxā paradoxō paradoxīs
Vocative paradoxe paradoxa paradoxum paradoxī paradoxae paradoxa

Derived terms

Noun

paradoxus m (genitive paradoxī); second declension

  1. Someone who, contrary to expectation, has won in both the lucta (a wrestling match) and in the pancratium (a gymnastic contest which included both boxing and wrestling) on the same day.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative paradoxus paradoxī
Genitive paradoxī paradoxōrum
Dative paradoxō paradoxīs
Accusative paradoxum paradoxōs
Ablative paradoxō paradoxīs
Vocative paradoxe paradoxī

References

  • paradoxus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paradoxus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • paradoxus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • paradoxus 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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