apagogic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English apagoge

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English apagogic

From apagoge + -ic.

Adjective

apagogic (not comparable)

1. (rhetoric) Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

Related terms

• apagogical
• apagogically

Translations

proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility, or absurdity of the contrary

• Italian: apagogico
• Polish: apagogiczny
• Portuguese: apagógico

See also

• ad absurdum

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apagogique.

Adjective

apagogic m or n (feminine singular apagogică, masculine plural apagogici, feminine/neuter plural apagogice)

1. apagogic

Declension

Declension of apagogic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	apagogic		apagogică	apagogici	apagogice
	definite	apagogicul		apagogica	apagogicii	apagogicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	apagogic		apagogice	apagogici	apagogice
	definite	apagogicului		apagogicei	apagogicilor	apagogicelor