English Explanatory Dictionary

-onymy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names

Pronunciation

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Word forms

-onymy -nymy

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form (-onymia), from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)/Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (whence also onoma) + -ia; compare also ὄνομα § Derived terms.

Related words

-nym -onym

Derived words

acronymy allonymy anthroponymy antonymy aptonymy autonymy backronymy caconymy capitonymy chresonymy chrononymy contronymy cryptonymy demonymy endonymy eponymy ethnonymy euonymy exonymy geonymy glossonymy heterochresonymy heteronymy hodonymy holonymy homonymy hydronymy hyperonymy hyponymy isonymy meronymy meroparonymy metonymy metronymy micronymy microtoponymy mononymy myonymy neonymy netcronymy neuronymy organonymy oronymy orthochresonymy paleonymy papponymy paronymy patronymy pertainymy phytonymy poecilonymy polyonymy pseudonymy retronymy synonymy tautonymy teknonymy theonymy toponymy troponymy
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