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-nym

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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suffix

Meaning 1

Alternative form of -onym.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, morpheme

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. English -nym See -onym § Etymology.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: -nyymi — type of word or name
  • German: -nym — type of word or name
  • Hungarian: -nima — type of word or name
  • Italian: -nimo — type of word or name
  • Romanian: -nim — type of word or name