Akronym
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From akro- (“tip, end, beginning”) + -onym (“name”). First attested in the early 1900s.[1] The term was modelled after Homonym and Synonym, and the parts are ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, extremity”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Akronym n (strong, genitive Akronyms, plural Akronyme)
- acronym (word formed by initial letters)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Akronym [neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Akronymwörterbuch (“dictionary of acronyms”)
References[edit]
- ^ Gerhard Stilz, Studien zur englischen Philologie, Nummer 21, Niemeyer., 1905