Akronym

See also: akronym

German

Etymology

From akro- (“tip, end, beginning”) +‎ -onym (“name”). First attested in the early 1900s. The term was modelled after Homonym and Synonym, and the parts are ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, extremity”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Akronym n (strong, genitive Akronyms, plural Akronyme)

1. acronym (word formed by initial letters)

Declension

Declension of Akronym [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Akronym	die	Akronyme
genitive	eines	des	Akronyms	der	Akronyme
dative	einem	dem	Akronym	den	Akronymen
accusative	ein	das	Akronym	die	Akronyme

Derived terms

• Akronymwörterbuch (“dictionary of acronyms”)

Further reading

• “Akronym” in Duden online
• “Akronym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache