akronim

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch acroniem, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “extremity”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [akˈronɪm]
• Hyphenation: ak‧ro‧nim

Noun

akronim (plural akronim-akronim)

1. (linguistics) acronym

Derived terms

• mengakronimkan
• pengakroniman

Further reading

• “akronim”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós

Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros)

Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomə̃

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma)der.

Polish -onim

Polish akronim

From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros) + Polish -onim. First attested in 1935.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkrɔ.ɲim/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲim
• Syllabification: a‧kro‧nim

Noun

akronim m inan

1. acronym [with od (+ genitive) or genitive ‘of what’]

   Synonym: skrótowiec

Declension

Declension of akronim

	singular	plural
nominative	akronim	akronimy
genitive	akronimu	akronimów
dative	akronimowi	akronimom
accusative	akronim	akronimy
instrumental	akronimem	akronimami
locative	akronimie	akronimach
vocative	akronimie	akronimy

Derived terms

adjective

• akronimiczny

Further reading

• “akronim”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “akronim”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akrǒnim/
• Hyphenation: a‧kro‧nim

Noun

akrònim m inan (Cyrillic spelling акро̀ним)

1. acronym

Declension

Declension of akronim

	singular	plural
nominative	akronim	akronimi
genitive	akronima	akronima
dative	akronimu	akronimima
accusative	akronim	akronime
vocative	akronime	akronimi
locative	akronimu	akronimima
instrumental	akronimom	akronimima

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English acronym, from German Akronym, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, peak”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakɾonim/ [ˌʔak̠.ɾoˈn̪ɪm]
• Rhymes: -akɾonim
• Syllabification: ak‧ro‧nim

Noun

ákroním (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜋ᜔) (linguistics)

1. acronym

   Synonym: akronimo

Related terms

• akrobat
• akrostik
• anonimo
• antonimo
• antonomasya
• onomastika
• onomastiko
• onomatopeya
• onomatopeyiko
• paranomasya
• paronimiya
• seudonimo
• sinonimo
• toponimiya
• toponimo

Further reading

• “akronim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018