retronym

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

retro- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire [1] in The New York Times

Noun

retronym (plural retronyms)

1. A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique (such as acoustic guitar where guitar used to mean this but can now also refer to an electric guitar).

Translations

A new coinage for an old concept

French: rétronyme (fr) m. Greek: παλινώνυμο, αναβαπτιστής (el) Icelandic: afturvirkt orð (is) n. Italian: retronimo (it) m.

Portuguese: (Europe) retrónimo (pt) m., (Brazil) retrônimo (pt) m. Spanish: retrónimo (es) m. Swedish: retronym (sv)

Derived terms

• retronymic

See also

• reduplicative

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Swedish

Etymology

retro- + -onym

Noun

retronym c.

1. a retronym

Declension

Declension of retronym

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	retronym	retronymen	retronymer	retronymerna
genitive	retronyms	retronymens	retronymers	retronymernas

See also

• akustisk gitarr
• tjock-tv
• vedspis