hapax legomenon

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō, “say”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɑ.məˌnɑn/ Rhymes: -ɒmənɒn Hyphenation: ha‧pax le‧go‧me‧non === Noun === hapax legomenon (plural hapax legomena or (rare) hapax legomenons) (linguistics) A word occurring only once in a given corpus. Synonym: hapax Coordinate terms: googlewhack, nonce word, sui generis ==== Usage notes ==== The corpus in question is generally implied by context. Commonly it will be one of: a known corpus of a given language the works of a given author a particular work a book of the Bible ==== Related terms ==== dis legomenon tris legomenon tetrakis legomenon ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hapax legomenon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Hapax legomena by language == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon). See English hapax legomenon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhapaks leˈɡoːmenɔn/ === Noun === hapax legomenon n (strong, genitive hapax legomenon, plural hapax legomena) alternative letter-case form of Hapax Legomenon 1873, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (transl. by Carl Schaarschmidt), Neue Abhandlungen über den menschlichen Verstand - Viertes Buch. Von der Erkenntnis == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɒpɒkslɛɡomɛnon] Hyphenation: ha‧pax le‧go‧me‧non === Noun === hapax legomenon (plural hapax legomenonok) hapax legomenon ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === hapax legomenon m (uncountable) alternative form of hápax legómenon