sophisma

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphisma).

Noun

sophisma n (genitive sophismatis); third declension

  1. a false conclusion, a fallacy, a sophism
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sophisma.
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sophisma sophismata
Genitive sophismatis sophismatum
Dative sophismatī sophismatibus
Accusative sophisma sophismata
Ablative sophismate sophismatibus
Vocative sophisma sophismata
Synonyms
  • (false conclusion, fallacy, sophism): captiō (Pure Latin)
Derived terms
  • sophismatius
  • sophismatulum (New Latin)
  • sophismaticō (Mediaeval Latin)
  • sophismaticus (New Latin)
  • sophismation
  • sophismatizō (New Latin)
Descendants
  • Catalan: sofisma
  • Sicilian: fìsima, sufìsima

References

Etymology 2

Perhaps the same as sophisma n, above.

Noun

sophisma f (genitive sophismae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) wisdom, knowledge
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sophisma sophismae
Genitive sophismae sophismārum
Dative sophismae sophismīs
Accusative sophismam sophismās
Ablative sophismā sophismīs
Vocative sophisma sophismae
Synonyms

References

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