petición de principio
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhêi aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /petiˌθjon de pɾinˈθipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌθjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /petiˌsjon de pɾinˈsipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌsjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩnˈsi.pjo]
- Syllabification: pe‧ti‧ción de prin‧ci‧pio
Noun
petición de principio f (countable and uncountable, plural peticiones de principio)
- (philosophy, logic, uncountable) petitio principii (the logical fallacy of begging the question)
- (philosophy, logic, countable) petitio principii (an argument which commits such fallacy)
Further reading
- “petición de principio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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