potamonym

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.?

Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós)

English potam-

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der.

Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor.

New Latin -ōnymumbor.

English -onym

English potamonym

From potam- (“river”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒtəmənɪm/

Noun

potamonym (plural potamonyms)

1. A name for a river.

   Hypernym: hydronym

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: potamònim (ca) m
• French: potamonyme (fr) m
• Italian: potamonimo (it) m
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian Portuguese: potamônimo m

  European Portuguese: potamónimo m

• Spanish: potamónimo (es) m