-nym
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Compare with English -onym.
Suffix[edit]
-nym
Usage notes[edit]
- Most of the words that end in -nym end in -onym, which is the proper suffix from the Greek ὄνυμα (ὄnyma). The only exceptions in the following list are contranym, hypernym, pertainym, and polynym.
Derived terms[edit]
- acronym
- allonym
- andronym
- anthroponym
- antonym
- aptonym
- aptronym
- autoglossonym
- autonym
- backronym
- basionym
- capitonym
- chrononym
- contranym
- contronym
- cryptonym
- demonym
- endonym
- eponym
- ethnonym
- euonym
- exonym
- geonym
- glossonym
- heteronym
- holonym
- homonym
- hydronym
- hypernym
- hyperonym
- hyponym
- isonym
- matronym
- meronym
- metonym
- mononym
- netcronym
- oronym
- patronym
- pertainym
- polynym
- pseudonym
- synonym
- tautonym
- theonym
- toponym
- troponym
- xenonym
Related terms[edit]
terms ending in -nym
