homónimo

See also: homonimo and homônimo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• homônimo (Brazil)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *somHós

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der.

Portuguese homo-

Portuguese -ónimo

Portuguese homónimo

From homo- + -ónimo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈmɔ.ni.mu/

• Hyphenation: ho‧mó‧ni‧mo

Adjective

homónimo (feminine homónima, masculine plural homónimos, feminine plural homónimas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. homonymous
2. having the same name as someone or something

Noun

homónimo m (plural homónimos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. homonym
2. someone or something having the same name as someone or something else

Further reading

• “homónimo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish homo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma)der.

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)der.

Spanish -ónimo

Spanish homónimo

From homo- + -ónimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈmonimo/ [oˈmo.ni.mo]
• Rhymes: -onimo
• Syllabification: ho‧mó‧ni‧mo

Adjective

homónimo (feminine homónima, masculine plural homónimos, feminine plural homónimas)

1. homonymous
2. self-titled (album)
3. having the same name as someone or something

Noun

homónimo m (plural homónimos)

1. homonym
2. someone or something having the same name as someone or something else

Derived terms

• homonimia

Further reading

• “homónimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025