-onym
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Word; name:
表示“名字，字词”：
acronym.
首字母缩略字
语源
- Greek -ōnumon [neuter of] -ōnumos [having a specified kind of name]
希腊语 -ōnumon [] -ōnumos的中性 [特种名称的] - from onuma [name] * see nÒ-men-
源自 onuma [名字] *参见 nÒ-men-
-onym
combining form in countable noun
indicating a name or word
⇒
acronym
⇒
pseudonym
Origin
from Greek -onumon, from onuma, Doric variant of onoma name-onym
Word Origin
1
a combining form of Greek origin, meaning “word,” “name”:
pseudonym.
Origin
ultimately < Greek -ōnymos having the kind of name specified, combining form representing ónyma, dialectal variant of ónoma name
Related Words
- allonym
- anonymous
- anthroponym
- autonym
- caconym
- charactonym
-onym
noun combining form
antonym
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY Greek -ōnymon, from onyma — more at name
: name : wordantonym
-onym
combining form
forming nouns ［构成名词］
1.
- denoting a type of name［表示某种名称］：
-
pseudonym.
2.
- denoting a word having a specified relationship to another［表示和其他词有特定关系的词］：
-
antonym.
-o·nym
\əˌnim\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English -onyme, from Latin -onymum, from Greek -ōnymon, from neuter of -ōnymos, adjective comb. form (as in homōnymos having the same name) — more at homonymous
: name : word
< allonym >
< hyponym >
< allonym >
< hyponym >
-onym
Suffix
- name
- word
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -onym