Meanings
suffix
alternative -nymy
- Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names.
Origin
- Ancient Greek-ώνυμος
- English-onymy
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting the New Latin combining form -ōnymia, from -ōnymos (“-onymous”) [from Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos), from ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming compound adjectives)] + -ia; compare also ὄνομα § Derived terms.
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Catalan -onímia
- -onímiaused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
French -onymie
- -onymieused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
German -onymie
- -onymieused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
Hungarian -nímia
- -nímiaused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
Italian -onimia
- -onimiaused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
Portuguese -onímia
- -onímiaused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
Romanian -onimie
- -onimieused to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
Cite this entry
APA
-onymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-onymy
MLA
“-onymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-onymy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-onymy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-onymy.
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