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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (“pseudonymous”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Alternatively, analyzable as pseudo- + -onym.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uː.dəʊ.nɪm/, /ˈsu.də.nɪm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsudoʊnɪm/
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Noun[edit]
pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)
- A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.
- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
- c. 1911, H. G. Wells, The Obliterated Man
- I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether—leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym, complete my self-effacement, and—a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence—go upon the stage.
- 1928, H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature
- The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama The Dybbuk, by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".
Hyponyms[edit]
- (acting contexts): stage name
- (literary contexts): pen name, pen-name, nom de plume
- (military contexts): nom de guerre
- (another person's actual name adopted as a pseudonym): allonym
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fictitious name
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See also[edit]
Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseudonym m
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pseudonym n (singular definite pseudonymet, plural indefinite pseudonymer)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of pseudonym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pseudonym | pseudonymet | pseudonymer | pseudonymerne |
genitive | pseudonyms | pseudonymets | pseudonymers | pseudonymernes |
Adjective[edit]
pseudonym
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of pseudonym | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | pseudonym | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | pseudonymt | — | —2 |
Plural | pseudonyme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | pseudonyme | — | — |
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. |
Further reading[edit]
pseudonym on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pseudonym (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pseudonym
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist pseudonym | sie ist pseudonym | es ist pseudonym | sie sind pseudonym | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | pseudonymer | pseudonyme | pseudonymes | pseudonyme |
genitive | pseudonymen | pseudonymer | pseudonymen | pseudonymer | |
dative | pseudonymem | pseudonymer | pseudonymem | pseudonymen | |
accusative | pseudonymen | pseudonyme | pseudonymes | pseudonyme | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der pseudonyme | die pseudonyme | das pseudonyme | die pseudonymen |
genitive | des pseudonymen | der pseudonymen | des pseudonymen | der pseudonymen | |
dative | dem pseudonymen | der pseudonymen | dem pseudonymen | den pseudonymen | |
accusative | den pseudonymen | die pseudonyme | das pseudonyme | die pseudonymen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein pseudonymer | eine pseudonyme | ein pseudonymes | (keine) pseudonymen |
genitive | eines pseudonymen | einer pseudonymen | eines pseudonymen | (keiner) pseudonymen | |
dative | einem pseudonymen | einer pseudonymen | einem pseudonymen | (keinen) pseudonymen | |
accusative | einen pseudonymen | eine pseudonyme | ein pseudonymes | (keine) pseudonymen |
Further reading[edit]
- pseudonym in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos)
Noun[edit]
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym or pseudonymer, definite plural pseudonyma or pseudonymene)
References[edit]
- “pseudonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos)
Noun[edit]
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym, definite plural pseudonyma)
References[edit]
- “pseudonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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