sophisma
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /soˈpʰis.ma/, [sɔˈpʰɪs.ma]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphisma).
Noun
sophisma n (genitive sophismatis); third declension
- a false conclusion, a fallacy, a sophism
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:sophisma.
Declension
Third declension neuter.
| 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)
Related terms
- sophismaticō (Mediaeval Latin)
- sophismaticus (New Latin)
- sophismation
- sophismatizō (New Latin)
References
- sŏphisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sŏphisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,458/1
- “sophisma” on page 1,792/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Perhaps the same as sophisma n, above.
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sophisma | sophismae |
| Genitive | sophismae | sophismārum |
| Dative | sophismae | sophismīs |
| Accusative | sophismam | sophismās |
| Ablative | sophismā | sophismīs |
| Vocative | sophisma | sophismae |
References
- SOPHISMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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