polyptoton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊˌtɑn/ (US)
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Etymology
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).
Meanings
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(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.
A Polyptoton still the same word places, If sense require it, in two different cases.
1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Polyptoton.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 84:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyptota | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| polyptotons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
antanaclasis · figura etymologica · cognate accusative
Translations (11)
pt poliptoto (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · es poliptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · fi polyptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · ca políptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · de Polyptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · it poliptoto (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · ru многопаде́жие (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · ru полиптотон (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · cs polyptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · fr polyptote (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case) · es políptoton (stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case)