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Pronunciation

• /-ə.nɪm/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
• /-ʌ.nɪm/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also)
• -ə-nĭm
• /-ə.nəm/ (New-Zealand)
• /ə.nɪm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”); compare also -onymy § Etymology.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Word.
2. (morpheme) Name.

Forms

Relateds

English terms suffixed with -nym · onymous · onymously · onymity

Translations (21)

it -ònimo (word) · pl -onim (name) · ia -onyme (word) · ia -onyme (name) · nb -onym (word) · gl -ónimo (word) · scn -ònimu (word) · io -onimo (name) · io -onimo (word) · nn -onym (word) · eo -onimo (word) · ca -ònim (word) · es -ónimo (word) · da -onym (word) · pt -ônimo (word) · de -onym (word) · fr -onyme (word) · eo -onimo (name) · ro -onim (word) · pt -ónimo (word) · hu -onima (word)

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