oksymoron

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English oxymoron), ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoksymoron/, [ˈo̞ks̠yˌmo̞ro̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oron
  • Syllabification(key): ok‧sy‧mo‧ron

Noun

oksymoron

  1. (rhetoric) oxymoron

Declension

Inflection of oksymoron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative oksymoron oksymoronit
genitive oksymoronin oksymoronien
partitive oksymoronia oksymoroneja
illative oksymoroniin oksymoroneihin
singular plural
nominative oksymoron oksymoronit
accusative nom. oksymoron oksymoronit
gen. oksymoronin
genitive oksymoronin oksymoronien
partitive oksymoronia oksymoroneja
inessive oksymoronissa oksymoroneissa
elative oksymoronista oksymoroneista
illative oksymoroniin oksymoroneihin
adessive oksymoronilla oksymoroneilla
ablative oksymoronilta oksymoroneilta
allative oksymoronille oksymoroneille
essive oksymoronina oksymoroneina
translative oksymoroniksi oksymoroneiksi
instructive oksymoronein
abessive oksymoronitta oksymoroneitta
comitative oksymoroneineen
Possessive forms of oksymoron (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person oksymoronini oksymoronimme
2nd person oksymoronisi oksymoroninne
3rd person oksymoroninsa

Synonyms

  • itseristiriita

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English oxymoron, French oxymoron, German Oxymoron, ultimately from Latin oxymōrum, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́μωρος (oxúmōros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.sɨˈmɔ.rɔn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrɔn
  • Syllabification: ok‧sy‧mo‧ron

Noun

oksymoron m inan

  1. (rhetoric) oxymoron (figure of speech)
    Synonym: antylogia
  2. oxymoron (contradiction in terms)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • oksymoroniczny

Further reading

  • oksymoron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • oksymoron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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