nom-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"

English

Etymology

Representing νομ- (nom-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nŏm, IPA^(key): /nɒm/

Prefix

nom-

1. law, legislation

Usage notes

• When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with the interfix -o- (as nomo-).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with nom-

Derived terms

• nomism
• nomistic
• nomocracy
• nomogenesis
• nomogenetic
• nomogeny →
  • nomogenist
  • nomogenous
• nomogram
• nomograph
• nomographer
• nomographic →
  • nomographically
• nomography
• nomological →
  • nomologically
  • nomologist
• nomology
• nomotechnic
• nomotheism
• nomothesy

Related terms

Related terms

• nomisma
• nomocanon
• nomographer
• nomography
• nomos
• nomothesy
• nomothete
• nomothetes
• nomothetic
• nomothetical
• -nomy

References

• “nomo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
• “nomo-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision, Dec. 2009]

Anagrams

• MNO, MON, Mon, Mon., NMO, ONM, mon, mon-, mon.