anonym

English

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.nɪm/

Noun

anonym (plural anonyms)

1. An anonymous person.
2. An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
3. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Related terms

• anon
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize
• anonymosity
• anonymous
• anonymously
• anonymousness

Translations

anonymous person

• Czech: anonym (cs) m
• German: Anonymus m
• Italian: anonimo (it) m
• Lithuanian: anonimas m
• Portuguese: anónimo (pt) m (Portugal), anônimo (pt) m (Brazil)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: anonim (ro) m
• Russian: анони́м (ru) m (anoním)
• Serbo-Croatian: anonimus (sh) m, anonimac (sh)
• Ukrainian: анонім (uk) m (anonim)

pseudonym

• Italian: pseudonimo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Serbo-Croatian: pseudonim (sh) m

name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• “anonym”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanonɪm]

Noun

1. anonym

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Danish

Adjective

anonym

1. anonymous

Inflection

Inflection of anonym
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	anonym	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	anonymt	—	—2
Plural	anonyme	—	—2
Definite attributive1	anonyme	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• anonymisere
• anonymitet

References

• “anonym” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French anonyme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌanoˈnyːm]

• Audio:

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Adjective

anonym (not comparable)

1. anonymous

Further reading

• “anonym” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

anonym (masculine anonymen, neuter anonymt, comparative méi anonym, superlative am anonymsten)

1. anonymous

Declension

declension of anonym

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass anonym	si ass anonym	et ass anonym	si si(nn) anonym
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	anonymen	anonym	anonymt	anonym
	independent without determiner			anonymes	anonymer
dative	after any declined word	anonymen	anonymer	anonymen	anonymen
	as first declined word	anonymem		anonymem

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, “without name”)

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, “without name”)

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

anonym (comparative mer anonym, superlative mest anonym)

1. anonymous (without any name acknowledged)

Related terms

• anonymitet