inversio
From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
inversĭo: ōnis, f. inverto,
I an inversion.
I Verborum, i. e. an ironical inversion of meaning, Cic. de Or. 2, 65. 261.—
II An allegory, transl. of Gr. ἀλληγορία,> Quint. 8, 6, 44.—
III A transposition, i. q. ἀναστροφή (as quoque ego for ego quoque), Quint. 1, 5, 40.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
inversĭō, ōnis, f. (inverto), inversion : verborum Cic. de Or. 2, 261, antiphrase, ironie
