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-onyme
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French
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
fr adjective :lbor la:-ōnymos 1
fr la -ōnymos//-ōnymus, from fr grc -ώνυμος, from 1 grc ὄνυμα<t:name> -ος<id:adjective><pos:suffix forming compound adjectives>.
Suffix
-onymous (having a specified number or type of names)
fr an- anonyme<pos:a><t:having no name>
fr mono- mononyme<pos:a><t:having one name>
fr poly- polyonyme<pos:a><t:having multiple names>
fr homo- homonyme<pos:a><t:having the same name>
fr pseudo- pseudonyme<id:adjective><pos:a><t:having a false name>
fr hiéro- hiéronyme<pos:a><t:having a sacred name>
fr syn- synonyme<pos:a>
fr épi- éponyme<pos:a>
Suffix
mfbysense
fr person -onymous person, en -onym person (person)
fr an- anonyme<id:person><g:mf><pos:nominalized adjective>
fr pseudo- pseudonyme<id:person><g:mf><pos:nominalized adjective>
fr épi- éponyme<id:person><g:mf><pos:nominalized adjective>
Derived terms
fr adjective
Descendants
1 en -onym<id:-onymous>
Etymology 2
fr noun :lbor la-new:-ōnymum 1
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the fr la-new - 1 classical compound combining form la -ōnymum n, from the nominalization of fr grc -ώνυμον, the neuter of grc -ώνυμος -onymous, from 1 grc ὄνυμα<pos:Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of grc ὄνομα name> -ος<id:adjective><pos:adjective-forming suffix>; compare also en -onymy#Etymology -onymy § Etymology.
Suffix
m
en -onym Q3274360 combining form meaning “word” or “name”, used in terms that denote a particular kind of word or name
fr pseudo- pseudonyme<id:noun><g:m><pos:n>
fr anthropo- anthroponyme<g:m><pos:n>
fr ethno- ethnonyme<g:m><pos:n>
fr glotto- glottonyme<g:m><pos:n>
fr chromo- chromonyme<g:m><pos:n>
fr topo- toponyme<g:m><pos:n>
Derived terms
fr noun