onomatopoeia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• onomatopœia

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiia), “‘the coining of a word in imitation of a sound’”), from ονοματοποιέω (onomatopoieo), “‘to coin names’”), from ὄνομα (onoma), “‘name’”) + ποιέω (poieo), “‘to make, to do, to produce’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɒnəˌmætə'piə/, SAMPA: /%Qn@%m{t@"pi@/
• (US) enPR: än'ə-măt'ə-pēʹə or än'ə-mät'ə-pēʹə, IPA: /ˌɑːnəˌmætə'piə/, /ˌɑːnəˌmɑːtə'piə/, SAMPA: /%A:n@%m{t@"pi@/, /%A:n@%mA:t@"pi@/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -iə

[edit] Noun

onomatopoeia (countable and uncountable; plural onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae)

1. (uncountable) The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
2. (countable) A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "moo" or "hiss".

[edit] Synonyms

• imitative harmony

[edit] Related terms

• onomatope
• onomatopoeic
• onomatopoetic

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Wiktionary's category of onomatopoeias