-onym

English

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Alternative forms

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-nym

Pronunciation

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enPR: -ə-nĭm; IPA ^(key): /ə.nɪm/
(Received Pronunciation , General American , Canada , Australia , Scotland ) IPA ^(key): /-ə.nɪm/; (also Scotland ) /-ʌ.nɪm/
(New Zealand ) IPA ^(key): /-ə.nəm/
Hyphenation: -o‧nym

Etymology 1

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-onym

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Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der.

Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor.

New Latin -ōnymum bor.

English -onym

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymum n, from the nominalization of Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon), the neuter of -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, "-onymous "), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, "name")) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix); compare also -onymy § Etymology .

Suffix

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-onym (noun-forming suffix, plural -onyms )

A combining form meaning "word" or "name", used in terms that denote a particular kind of word or name.
1. Word .
  ‎anti- ("opposite") + ‎-onym → ‎antonym ("opposite word")
  
  ‎epi- ("upon; after") + ‎-onym → ‎eponym ("word (or name) derived from a proper noun")
2. Name .
  ‎pseudo- ("false") + ‎-onym → ‎pseudonym ("false name")
  
  ‎topo- ("place") + ‎-onym → ‎toponym ("name of a place")
  
  ‎thalasso- ("sea") + ‎-onym → ‎thalassonym ("name of a sea")
  
  ‎anthropo- ("person") + ‎-onym → ‎anthroponym ("name of a person")
  
  ‎ornitho- ("bird") + ‎-onym → ‎ornithonym ("name of a (species of) bird")

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -onym (word/name)

acronym

affectonym

agnonym

agronym

allonym

antonym

apronym

aptonym

autonym

basonym

bionym

caconym

demonym

deonym

dionym

endoethnonym

endonym

ergonym

ethnonym

euonym

euphonym

exoethnonym

exonym

genonym

geonym

hodonym

holonym

homonym

hyponym

idionym

ironym

isonym

meronym

metonym

metronym

mononym

mythonym

necronym

neonym

nesonym

netcronym

nosonym

odonym

oikonym

oronym

paronym

synonym

taxonym

telonym

theonym

trionym

troponym

typonym

urbanonym

xenonym

zoonym

Translations

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word

Catalan: -ònim (ca) m
Danish: -onym n
Esperanto: -onimo
French: -onyme (fr) m
Galician: -ónimo (gl) m
German: -onym n
Greek: -ώνυμο (el) n (-ónymo)
Hungarian: -onima
Ido: -onimo
Interlingua: -onyme
Italian: -ònimo (it) m
Latin: -ōnymum n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: -onym n

Nynorsk: -onym n
Polish: -onim (pl) m
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: -ônimo (pt) m

European Portuguese: -ónimo (pt) m
Romanian: -onim n
Sicilian: -ònimu m
Spanish: -ónimo (es) m
Volapük: please add this translation if you can

name

Catalan: -ònim (ca) m
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: -onimo
French: -onyme (fr) m
Galician: please add this translation if you can
German: -onym n
Greek: -ώνυμο (el) n (-ónymo), -ωνύμιο (el) n (-onýmio)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Ido: -onimo
Interlingua: -onyme
Italian: -onimo (it) m
Latin: -ōnymum n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: please add this translation if you can

Nynorsk: please add this translation if you can
Polish: -onim (pl) m inan
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: -ônimo (pt) m

European Portuguese: -ónimo (pt) m
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Sicilian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: -ónimo (es) m
Volapük: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

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Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)bor.

Latin -ōnymos lbor.

French -onyme bor.

English -onym

Borrowed from French -onyme ("-onymous ", suffix forming adjectives (often nominalizable)), from Latin -ōnymos / -ōnymus (adjective-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, adjective-forming suffix), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, "name")) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of -onymous .

Suffix

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-onym (adjective-forming suffix)

(rare , obsolete ) -onymous
‎pseudo- + ‎-onym → ‎pseudonym ("pseudonymous", adjective) (obsolete)

Translations

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-onymous — see -onymous

Suffix

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-onym (noun-forming suffix, plural -onyms )

(no longer productive ) -onymous person
‎an- + ‎-onym → ‎anonym ("anonymous person")

‎epi- + ‎-onym → ‎eponym ("eponymous person")

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -onym (-onymous)

anonym

eponym

-onymous

pseudonym

Translations

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-onymous person

Catalan: -ònim (ca) m, -ònima (ca) f
French: -onyme (fr) m or f by sense
Italian: -onimo (it) m, -onima f
Latin: -ōnymos / -ōnymus m, -ōnymos / -ōnyma f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: -ônimo (pt) m, -ônima f

European Portuguese: -ónimo (pt) m, -ónima f
Spanish: -ónimo (es) m, -ónima f

Related terms

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Anagrams

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-mony , -nomy , mony , myon

Danish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma, "name").

Pronunciation

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IPA ^(key): [-oˈnyˀm]
Rhymes: -ym
Hyphenation: -o‧nym

Suffix

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-onym n

-onym
‎akro- + ‎-onym → ‎akronym

‎homo- + ‎-onym → ‎homonym

‎hypo- + ‎-onym → ‎hyponym

Declension

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Declension of *-onym*
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-onym	-onymet	-onymer	-onymerne
genitive	-onyms	-onymets	-onymers	-onymernes

Derived terms

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Danish terms suffixed with -onym

akronym

homonym

hyponym

German

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Pronunciation

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IPA ^(key): [-oˈnyːm]
Rhymes: -yːm
Hyphenation: -o‧nym

Etymology 1

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Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)bor.

Latin -ōnymos lbor.

French -onyme bor.

German -onym

Borrowed from French -onyme ("-onymous ", suffix forming adjectives (often nominalizable)), from Latin -ōnymos / -ōnymus (adjective-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, adjective-forming suffix), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, "name")) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix).

Suffix

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-onym

-onymous (having a specified number or type of names)
‎an- + ‎-onym → ‎anonym ("having no name")

‎mono- + ‎-onym → ‎mononym ("having one name")

‎polyo- + ‎-onym → ‎polyonym ("having multiple names")

‎pseudo- + ‎-onym → ‎pseudonym ("having a false name")

‎epi- + ‎-onym → ‎eponym

Declension

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Positive forms of *-onym* (uncomparable)
number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist -onym	sie ist -onym	es ist -onym	sie sind -onym
strong declension (without article)	nominative	-onymer	-onyme	-onymes	-onyme
	genitive	-onymen	-onymer	-onymen	-onymer
	dative	-onymem	-onymer	-onymem	-onymen
	accusative	-onymen	-onyme	-onymes	-onyme
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der -onyme	die -onyme	das -onyme	die -onymen
	genitive	des -onymen	der -onymen	des -onymen	der -onymen
	dative	dem -onymen	der -onymen	dem -onymen	den -onymen
	accusative	den -onymen	die -onyme	das -onyme	die -onymen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein -onymer	eine -onyme	ein -onymes	(keine) -onymen
	genitive	eines -onymen	einer -onymen	eines -onymen	(keiner) -onymen
	dative	einem -onymen	einer -onymen	einem -onymen	(keinen) -onymen
	accusative	einen -onymen	eine -onyme	ein -onymes	(keine) -onymen

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der.

Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor.

New Latin -ōnymum bor.

German -onym

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymum n, from the nominalization of Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon), the neuter of -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos, "-onymous "), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, "name")) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix).

Suffix

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-onym n

-onym
Alternative form: (archaic) -onymum n

‎anti- + ‎-onym → ‎Antonym

‎akro- + ‎-onym → ‎Akronym

‎homo- + ‎-onym → ‎Homonym

‎hypo- + ‎-onym → ‎Hyponym

Declension

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Declension of *-onym* [neuter, strong]
singular			plural
indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	-onym	die	-onyme
genitive	eines	des	-onyms	der	-onyme
dative	einem	dem	-onym	den	-onymen
accusative	ein	das	-onym	die	-onyme