paradoja

/paɾaˈðoxa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las paradojas

Meaning

  1. paradox

    Built from para (beyond) + doxa (opinion).

    • Es una paradoja.

      It's a paradox.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • para beyond
  • doxa opinion

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Paradox

Paradox is the German word for the same thing — both mean "paradox."

French

paradoxe

paradoxe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "paradox."

Practice

1 What does paradoja mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paradoja?

nouncompound

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