deuterotheme

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English

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Etymology

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From deutero- +‎ theme.

Noun

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deuterotheme (plural deuterothemes)

  1. (onomastics) The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.
    The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace").
    The Old English name Beowulf comprises of the prototheme Beo- and the deuterotheme -wulf.

Usage notes

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A deuterotheme is not the same as a suffix. Most deuterothemes originate in older forms of a language, and come from an independent word with its own meaning, such as -mir from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (peace; world).

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of second element of a name): prototheme

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