Meanings
nounautoglossonym (plural autoglossonyms)
plural autoglossonyms
- The name of a language in that specific language.
"Nederlands" is the autoglossonym of Dutch.
Synonyms: autoglottonym, autolinguonym
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe name of a language in that specific language.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishglossonym
- Englishautoglossonym
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自稱語 /自称语
- 自稱語 /自称语name of a language in that language
Finnish omakielinen nimitys (kielen)
- omakielinen nimitys (kielen)name of a language in that language
French autoglossonyme, autoglottonyme
- autoglossonymename of a language in that language
- autoglottonymename of a language in that language
German Eigenbezeichnung der Sprache
- Eigenbezeichnung der Sprachename of a language in that language
Russian са̀моназва́ние языка́
- са̀моназва́ние языка́ (sàmonazvánije jazyká)name of a language in that language
Swedish autoglossonym
- autoglossonymname of a language in that language
Cite this entry
APA
autoglossonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoglossonym
MLA
“autoglossonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoglossonym. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoglossonym,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoglossonym.
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