homonym en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑmənɪm/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɒmənɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, hom- + -onym.
Meanings
- (broadly, qualifier:strictly) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both). ▸ A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- (broadly) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both). ▸ A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homonyms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
homonymophobia · hemihomonym · homonymy · homonymphobia · homonymical · homonymous · homonymic
Hypernyms
Relateds
alternative spelling · distinct · homophone & heterograph · homophone & homograph · alternative pronunciation · identical · different · same · heteronym · heterophone & homograph · heterophone & heterograph · homophone · synonym
Translations (48)
de Homonym (word with the same sound or spelling) · mi kupu huarite (word with the same sound or spelling) · el ομώνυμο (word with the same sound or spelling) · km កល្បពាក្យ (word with the same sound or spelling) · io homonimo (word with the same sound or spelling) · hu homonima (word with the same sound or spelling) · id homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · fr homonyme (word with the same sound or spelling) · nl homoniem (word with the same sound or spelling) · sq homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · cs homonymum (word with the same sound or spelling) · ja 同音語 (word with the same sound or spelling) · tr sesteş (word with the same sound or spelling) · ca homònim (word with the same sound or spelling) · he הוֹמוֹנִים (word with the same sound or spelling) · eo homonimo (word with the same sound or spelling) · hu azonos alakú szó (word with the same sound or spelling) · da homonym (word with the same sound or spelling) · ko 동음이의어 (word with the same sound or spelling) · ks ہَم نٲوؠ (word with the same sound or spelling) · uk омо́нім (word with the same sound or spelling) · sv homonym (word with the same sound or spelling) · grc ὁμώνυμος (word with the same sound or spelling) · bg омоним (word with the same sound or spelling) · pl homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · ro omonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · es homónimo (word with the same sound or spelling) · fi homonymia (word with the same sound or spelling) · ta பல்பொருள் ஒருசொல் (word with the same sound or spelling) · hy համանուն (word with the same sound or spelling) · kum аваздаш (word with the same sound or spelling) · de Homonymum (word with the same sound or spelling) · sh homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · vec omònemo (word with the same sound or spelling) · la homonymum (word with the same sound or spelling) · ru омо́ним (word with the same sound or spelling) · pt homônimo (word with the same sound or spelling) · ka ომონიმი (word with the same sound or spelling) · pt homónimo (word with the same sound or spelling) · ml നാനാർത്ഥം (word with the same sound or spelling) · tr homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · gv co-ennym (word with the same sound or spelling) · th คำพ้องความหมาย (word with the same sound or spelling) · el ομώνυμος (word with the same sound or spelling) · ja 同音異義語 (word with the same sound or spelling) · sl homonim (word with the same sound or spelling) · sl enakozvočnica (word with the same sound or spelling) · crh omonim (word with the same sound or spelling)