-onymy

-onymy
-onymy suff.
A set of names; the study of a kind of names:

toponymy.

  [Greek -ōnumiā, from -ōnumos, having a specified kind of name, from onuma, name. See nō̆-men-.

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  • -onymy — on·y·my …   English syllables

  • -onymy — ˈänəmē, mi noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Latin onymia, from Greek ōnymia, from ōnymos (as in homōnymos) + ia y 1. : kind of name or word : kind or set of names or words hydronymy 2. : study of a ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • nō̆-men- — Name. Oldest form *ə₁no(ə₃) mn̥, zero grade form *ə₁n̥(ə₃) men . 1. name, from Old English nama, name, from Germanic *namōn . 2. nominal, nominate, noun; agnomen, binomial …   Universalium

  • hyponymy — /huy pon euh mee/, n. Ling. the state or quality of being a hyponym. [1950 55; HYP + onymy (see ONYM, Y3), on the model of HOMONYMY, SYNONYMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • hydronymy — hīˈdränəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr + onymy : names of bodies of water …   Useful english dictionary

  • teknonymy — tekˈnänəmē noun ( es) Etymology: Greek teknon child + English onymy more at thane : the custom of naming the parent after the child * * * teknonymous, adj. teknonymously …   Useful english dictionary

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