paronomasia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, play upon words which sound alike), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasía, naming).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pæɹənɵˈmeɪzɪə/, /pæɹənɵˈmeɪʒə/
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Noun[edit]

paronomasia (countable and uncountable, plural paronomasias)

  1. (rhetoric) A pun or play on words.
    • 1835, L[arret] Langley, A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, [], Doncaster: Printed by C. White, Baxter-Gate, →OCLC, page 88:
      Paronomasia to the sense alludes,
      When words but little varied it includes.
    • 1984, Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady:
      [] he gloomily regarded his new digital watch, faintly fascinated by the onward march of the square figures which turned one into the other with insolent ease, a kind of numerical paronomasia.
    • 1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
      Ev’rywhere but at Norfolk, where talk of Passion far outweighs its Enactment,– indeed, the Sailors’ Paronomasia for that wretched Place, is ‘No-Fuck’.

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin paronomasia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑronoˌmɑsiɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ro̞no̞ˌmɑ̝s̠iɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧ro‧no‧ma‧si‧a

Noun[edit]

paronomasia

  1. paronomasia

Declension[edit]

Inflection of paronomasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative paronomasia paronomasiat
genitive paronomasian paronomasioiden
paronomasioitten
partitive paronomasiaa paronomasioita
illative paronomasiaan paronomasioihin
singular plural
nominative paronomasia paronomasiat
accusative nom. paronomasia paronomasiat
gen. paronomasian
genitive paronomasian paronomasioiden
paronomasioitten
paronomasiainrare
partitive paronomasiaa paronomasioita
inessive paronomasiassa paronomasioissa
elative paronomasiasta paronomasioista
illative paronomasiaan paronomasioihin
adessive paronomasialla paronomasioilla
ablative paronomasialta paronomasioilta
allative paronomasialle paronomasioille
essive paronomasiana paronomasioina
translative paronomasiaksi paronomasioiksi
abessive paronomasiatta paronomasioitta
instructive paronomasioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paronomasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paronomasiani paronomasiani
accusative nom. paronomasiani paronomasiani
gen. paronomasiani
genitive paronomasiani paronomasioideni
paronomasioitteni
paronomasiainirare
partitive paronomasiaani paronomasioitani
inessive paronomasiassani paronomasioissani
elative paronomasiastani paronomasioistani
illative paronomasiaani paronomasioihini
adessive paronomasiallani paronomasioillani
ablative paronomasialtani paronomasioiltani
allative paronomasialleni paronomasioilleni
essive paronomasianani paronomasioinani
translative paronomasiakseni paronomasioikseni
abessive paronomasiattani paronomasioittani
instructive
comitative paronomasioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paronomasiasi paronomasiasi
accusative nom. paronomasiasi paronomasiasi
gen. paronomasiasi
genitive paronomasiasi paronomasioidesi
paronomasioittesi
paronomasiaisirare
partitive paronomasiaasi paronomasioitasi
inessive paronomasiassasi paronomasioissasi
elative paronomasiastasi paronomasioistasi
illative paronomasiaasi paronomasioihisi
adessive paronomasiallasi paronomasioillasi
ablative paronomasialtasi paronomasioiltasi
allative paronomasiallesi paronomasioillesi
essive paronomasianasi paronomasioinasi
translative paronomasiaksesi paronomasioiksesi
abessive paronomasiattasi paronomasioittasi
instructive
comitative paronomasioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paronomasiamme paronomasiamme
accusative nom. paronomasiamme paronomasiamme
gen. paronomasiamme
genitive paronomasiamme paronomasioidemme
paronomasioittemme
paronomasiaimmerare
partitive paronomasiaamme paronomasioitamme
inessive paronomasiassamme paronomasioissamme
elative paronomasiastamme paronomasioistamme
illative paronomasiaamme paronomasioihimme
adessive paronomasiallamme paronomasioillamme
ablative paronomasialtamme paronomasioiltamme
allative paronomasiallemme paronomasioillemme
essive paronomasianamme paronomasioinamme
translative paronomasiaksemme paronomasioiksemme
abessive paronomasiattamme paronomasioittamme
instructive
comitative paronomasioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paronomasianne paronomasianne
accusative nom. paronomasianne paronomasianne
gen. paronomasianne
genitive paronomasianne paronomasioidenne
paronomasioittenne
paronomasiainnerare
partitive paronomasiaanne paronomasioitanne
inessive paronomasiassanne paronomasioissanne
elative paronomasiastanne paronomasioistanne
illative paronomasiaanne paronomasioihinne
adessive paronomasiallanne paronomasioillanne
ablative paronomasialtanne paronomasioiltanne
allative paronomasiallenne paronomasioillenne
essive paronomasiananne paronomasioinanne
translative paronomasiaksenne paronomasioiksenne
abessive paronomasiattanne paronomasioittanne
instructive
comitative paronomasioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative paronomasiansa paronomasiansa
accusative nom. paronomasiansa paronomasiansa
gen. paronomasiansa
genitive paronomasiansa paronomasioidensa
paronomasioittensa
paronomasiainsarare
partitive paronomasiaansa paronomasioitaan
paronomasioitansa
inessive paronomasiassaan
paronomasiassansa
paronomasioissaan
paronomasioissansa
elative paronomasiastaan
paronomasiastansa
paronomasioistaan
paronomasioistansa
illative paronomasiaansa paronomasioihinsa
adessive paronomasiallaan
paronomasiallansa
paronomasioillaan
paronomasioillansa
ablative paronomasialtaan
paronomasialtansa
paronomasioiltaan
paronomasioiltansa
allative paronomasialleen
paronomasiallensa
paronomasioilleen
paronomasioillensa
essive paronomasianaan
paronomasianansa
paronomasioinaan
paronomasioinansa
translative paronomasiakseen
paronomasiaksensa
paronomasioikseen
paronomasioiksensa
abessive paronomasiattaan
paronomasiattansa
paronomasioittaan
paronomasioittansa
instructive
comitative paronomasioineen
paronomasioinensa

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin paronomasia.

Noun[edit]

paronomasia f (plural paronomasie)

  1. paronomasia

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Further reading[edit]

  • paronomasia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, play upon words which sound alike).

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Noun[edit]

paronomasia f (genitive paronomasiae); first declension

  1. A figure of speech; pun or play on words which sound alike but have different meanings, paronomasia.

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative paronomasia paronomasiae
Genitive paronomasiae paronomasiārum
Dative paronomasiae paronomasiīs
Accusative paronomasiam paronomasiās
Ablative paronomasiā paronomasiīs
Vocative paronomasia paronomasiae

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References[edit]

  • paronomasia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paronomasia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • paronomasia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Ryan Stark, Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England (Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2009), 190-95.

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

paronomasia f (plural paronomasias)

  1. paronomasia

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