paronym en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaɾənɪm/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /ˈpæɹənɪm/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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- /ˈpæɹənɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɛɹənɪm/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpɛɹənəm/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈpaɹənɪm/ (British, Midlands, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpæɹənəm/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.
Meanings
- A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
- (rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paronyms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
paronymous · paronymy · paronymic · parasynonym · paronymize
Synonyms
Translations (39)
bg парони́м (word that sounds like another word) · gl parónimo (word that sounds like another word) · hu paronima (word that sounds like another word) · pl paronim (word that sounds like another word) · ru паро́ним (word that sounds like another word) · eo paronimo (word that sounds like another word) · pt parónimo (word that sounds like another word) · hu azonos eredetű szó (word derived from the same root/stem) · fr paronyme (word that sounds like another word) · fi paronyymi (word that sounds like another word) · ru родственное сло́во (word derived from the same root/stem) · ja 同根語 (word derived from the same root/stem) · ro paronim (word that sounds like another word) · nl paroniem (word that sounds like another word) · fi kaltaissana (word that sounds like another word) · sh паро̀ним (word that sounds like another word) · cmn 同源詞 /同源词 (word derived from the same root/stem) · sl paronim (word that sounds like another word) · bg парони́м (word derived from the same root/stem) · io paronimo (word that sounds like another word) · ia paronyme (word that sounds like another word) · es parónimo (word derived from the same root/stem) · sh parònim (word that sounds like another word) · mk пароним (word that sounds like another word) · sl blizuzvočnica (word that sounds like another word) · hu hasonló alakú szó (word that sounds like another word) · io paronimo (word derived from the same root/stem) · el παρώνυμο (word that sounds like another word) · ru пароним (word derived from the same root/stem) · ru когна́т (word derived from the same root/stem) · pt parónimo (word derived from the same root/stem) · de Paronym (word that sounds like another word) · es parónimo (word that sounds like another word) · de Paronym (word derived from the same root/stem) · ja 類音語 (word that sounds like another word) · eo paronimo (word derived from the same root/stem) · de Homöophon (word that sounds like another word) · ca parònim (word that sounds like another word) · mk пароним (word derived from the same root/stem)