ἀντίπτωσις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • opposition, resistance
  • (grammar) interchange substitution of case, antiptosis

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek ἀντί (against, opposite, facing, in return) + Ancient Greek πτῶσις (falling, a grammatical case, lowering, a fall, fall).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πτῶσις

Gloss

falling, a grammatical case, lowering, a fall, fall

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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