hyperbaton, hyperbati:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 8th
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Field:
- Literature
transposition of words;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hyperbaton | hyperbata |
| Gen. | hyperbati | hyperbatorum |
| Dat. | hyperbato | hyperbatis |
| Acc. | hyperbaton | hyperbata |
| Voc. | hyperbaton | hyperbata |
| Abl. | hyperbato | hyperbatis |
Examples
- M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...sententiae quam inter tropos reperiatur, periphrasin autem et hyperbaton et onomatopoiian clari quoque auctores figuras verborum potius quam..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...perissologia dicitur: obstat enim quidquid non adiuvat. LXII. Hyperbaton quoque, id est verbi transgressionem, quoniam frequenter ratio compositionis..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...anastrophes vocant: quae si in speciem soloecismi cadat, hyperbaton quoque eodem appellari modo posse. XLI. Inmutatio sine controversia..." - G
Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...adhuc Saturnalia extendo — librum misisti. Num potui longius hyperbaton facere, atque hoc ipso probare eum esse..."