anacoluthon

== English == === Alternative forms === anacolouthon === Etymology === From Late Latin anacolūthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon, “without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]”), from ἀ(ν)- (a(n)-, “un-”) + ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following”). Compare English non sequitur, from an analogous Latin phrase, denoting a different but related concept. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ænəkəˈluːθɒn/ === Noun === anacoluthon (plural anacolutha or anacoluthons) (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause. The name of his dog is — I don't really remember right now. (rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure. ==== Hyponyms ==== anapodoton nominativus pendens ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== non sequitur ==== Translations ==== === See also === anacoluthon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === “anacoluthon” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), →OCLC. Silva Rhetoricae == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon, “without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.na.kɔˈɫuː.tʰɔn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.na.koˈluː.ton] === Noun === anacolūthon n (genitive anacolūthī); second declension anacoluthon ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type). ==== Descendants ==== → English: anacoluthon → French: anacoluthe (learned) → Italian: anacoluto (learned) → Polish: anakolut → Portuguese: anacoluto (learned) → Spanish: anacoluto (learned) === References === “anacoluthon” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), →OCLC.