paradoja

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin paradoxon, from Ancient Greek παράδοξον (parádoxon). Feminine gender probably based on misinterpretation of the plural paradoxa, occurring in the title of a treatise of Cicero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾaˈdoxa/ [pa.ɾaˈð̞o.xa]
  • Rhymes: -oxa
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧do‧ja

Noun

paradoja f (plural paradojas)

  1. paradox

Derived terms

Adjective

paradoja f

  1. feminine singular of paradojo

Further reading
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