polyptoton
A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is…A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
Polyptoton
полиптотонpoliptoton, многопаде́жиеmnogopadéžije
repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
Translations
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Origin
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).
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Forms
plural: polyptota / polyptotons| Singular | polyptoton |
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| Plural | polyptota / polyptotons |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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