patronym
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- + -onym.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
patronym (plural patronyms)
- The name of someone's father.
- A patronymic surname.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
name of someone's father
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patronymic surname
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linguistics: a patronymic name
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
patronym
Further reading[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- patronymikon n (from Greek)
- patronymikum n (from Latin)
Noun[edit]
patronym n (definite singular patronymet, indefinite plural patronym, definite plural patronyma)
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
patronym (neuter patronymt, definite singular and plural patronyme)
References[edit]
- “patronym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with patri-
- English terms suffixed with -onym
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Onomastics
- English terms suffixed with -nym
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives