placename en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpleɪsneɪm/
- plās'nām
Etymology
From place + name.
Meanings
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The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
With a complex site, different site elements may not be terminologically distinguished, or else a generic term may be optionally added to the placename to distinguish a site element, such as a hill, well, or claypan at the location.
2012, Nick Thieberger, The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Fieldwork, page 401:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| placenames | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| place name | alternative | lexicographic | |
| place-name | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
geonym · toponym · geographic name · geographical name · nomen loci
Translations (51)
te స్థలనామము (the name of a place) · sjo ᠪᠠᡞ ᡤᡝᠪᡠ (the name of a place) · ja 地名 (the name of a place) · da stednavn (the name of a place) · et kohanimi (the name of a place) · lt vietóvardis (the name of a place) · es topónimo (the name of a place) · lt toponi̇̀mas (the name of a place) · is örnefni (the name of a place) · nl plaatsnaam (the name of a place) · la nomen loci (the name of a place) · hu helységnév (the name of a place) · ba топоним (the name of a place) · hu földrajzi név (the name of a place) · smn sajenommâ (the name of a place) · sv ortnamn (the name of a place) · fo staðarnavn (the name of a place) · ga logainm (the name of a place) · de Ortsname (the name of a place) · hu helynév (the name of a place) · fi paikannimi (the name of a place) · ro toponim (the name of a place) · ca topònim (the name of a place) · hy տեղանուն (the name of a place) · de Toponym (the name of a place) · pt topônimo (the name of a place) · el τοπωνύμιο (the name of a place) · cy enw lle (the name of a place) · fr toponyme (the name of a place) · tr yer adı (the name of a place) · bg географско наименование (the name of a place) · nds-de Oortsnaam (the name of a place) · sv ortsnamn (the name of a place) · udm интыним (the name of a place) · ms nama tempat (the name of a place) · cmn 地名 (the name of a place) · ko 지명 (the name of a place) · it toponimo (the name of a place) · et toponüüm (the name of a place) · el τοπωνυμία (the name of a place) · se báikenamma (the name of a place) · ba ер-һыу атамаһы (the name of a place) · gd ainm àite (the name of a place) · mi ingoa wāhi (the name of a place) · is staðarheiti (the name of a place) · wa no d' plaece (the name of a place) · vi địa danh (the name of a place) · sv toponym (the name of a place) · pt topónimo (the name of a place) · ru топо́ним (the name of a place) · pl toponim (the name of a place)