Litotes
//laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz//
Translations of "litotes" (21 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | λιτότης(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | litótēs | |
| Catalan | lítote(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Czech | litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Dutch | litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Esperanto | litoto(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), maltroigo(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Finnish | litoteesi(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| French | litote(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| German | Litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Greek | λιτότητα(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | litótita | |
| Ido | litoto(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Irish | liotóid(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Italian | litote(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Manx | fo-raa(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | litot(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Polish | litota(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Portuguese | litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Russian | лито́та(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | litóta | |
| Serbo-Croatian | litota(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), литота(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Sicilian | litoti(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), lìtuti(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Spanish | litote(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), litotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), lítote(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite), lítotes(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — | |
| Tagalog | makumbaba(rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | — |
lítote
litotes
litotes
litoto, maltroigo
litoteesi
litote
Litotes
litoto
liotóid
litote
fo-raa
litot, litotes
litota, litotes
litotes
litota, литота
litoti, lìtuti
litote, litotes, lítote, lítotes
makumbaba
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