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onomastic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk/
  • US: /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/
  • US: /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪk/
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  • rhymes with -æstɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 N AH0 M AE1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a personal or place name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to onomastics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or related to onomastics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he published a collection of his onomastic essays

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)bor. English onomastic Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: onomàstic — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Finnish: nimistöntutkimus- — of, or relating to onomastics
  • French: onomastique — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Galician: onomástico — of, or relating to onomastics
  • German: onomastisch — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Italian: onomastico — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Polish: onomastyczny — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Portuguese: onomástico — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Romanian: onomastic — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Spanish: onomástico — of, or relating to onomastics
  • Swedish: onomastisk — of, or relating to onomastics