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oikonym

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

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  • /ˈɔɪkənɪm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of toponym denoting a settlement or its part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”) (whence also eco-) + -onym.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: aйконiм (ajkónim) — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Bulgarian: ойконим (ojkonim) — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Czech: oikonymum — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • German: Oikonym — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • German: Siedlungsbezeichnung — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Italian: oiconimo — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Japanese: オイコニム — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Macedonian: оjконим (ojkonim) — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Polish: ojkonim — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Russian: ойконим (ojkonim) — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Serbo-Croatian: ojkonim — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Slovak: ojkonymum — toponym denoting a settlement or its part
  • Ukrainian: ойко́нім (ojkónim) — toponym denoting a settlement or its part