-onym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (onuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (onoma), “‘name’”).

[edit] Suffix

-onym

1. name

[edit] Derived terms

acronym allonym anacronym ananym andronym anonym anthroponym antonym aptonym aristonym bacronym, backronym basionym caconym capitonym charactonym contronym cryptonym demonym eponym ethnonym euonym exonym

gendernym glottonym gynonym heteronym holonym homonym hydronym hypernym, hyperonym hyponym isonym matronym, metronym meronym metonym necronym paronym patronym pseudonym retronym synonym tautonym taxonym toponym troponym

[edit] Translations

French: -onyme