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toponymy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /təˈpɒ.nɪˌmi/
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Etymology

From topo- + -onymy.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
toponomy alternative lexicographic
toponymies Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

anthroponymy

Deriveds

microtoponymy · toponym · toponymic · neotoponymy · toponymist

Hypernyms

onomastics

Synonyms

toponomastics

Translations (42)

it toponimia (study of place names) · yue 地名學 /地名学 (study of place names) · hy տեղանվանագիտություն (study of place names) · id toponimi (study of place names) · nn toponymi (study of place names) · ca toponímia (study of place names) · et toponüümia (study of place names) · ms toponimi (study of place names) · sv toponymi (study of place names) · da toponymi (study of place names) · ja 地名学 (study of place names) · ko 지명학 (study of place names) · sv toponomastik (study of place names) · sv geografisk onomatologi (study of place names) · fi toponomastiikka (study of place names) · fi paikannimitutkimus (study of place names) · nn stadnamnforsking (study of place names) · de Ortsnamenkunde (study of place names) · nb toponymi (study of place names) · eo toponimio (study of place names) · hi स्थाननामिकी (study of place names) · de Toponomastik (study of place names) · fr toponymie (study of place names) · ru топони́мика (study of place names) · oc toponimia (study of place names) · ta இடப்பெயர் ஆய்வு (study of place names) · vi địa danh học (study of place names) · de Toponymie (study of place names) · pt toponímia (study of place names) · el τοπωνυμιολογία (study of place names) · de Toponymik (study of place names) · nb stedsnavnsforskning (study of place names) · hy տոպոնիմիկա (study of place names) · ga logainmníocht (study of place names) · gl toponimia (study of place names) · eo loknomstudo (study of place names) · sv ortnamnsforskning (study of place names) · de Ortsnamenforschung (study of place names) · nn stadnamngransking (study of place names) · nb stedsnavnsgransking (study of place names) · cmn 地名學 /地名学 (study of place names) · is örnefnafræði (study of place names)