glottonym

glott·o·nym
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UK/ˈɡlɒ.tə.nɪm/US/ˈɡlɑ.tə.nɪm/

noun

The name of a language.

“Irish is the glottonym of the native language of Ireland.”

Similar
glossonymlinguonym
OriginAncient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) ← English glott- →
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Meanings

nounglottonym (plural glottonyms)

plural glottonyms

  1. The name of a language.

    Irish is the glottonym of the native language of Ireland.

    Synonyms: glossonym, linguonym

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe name of a language.

Similar
glossonymlinguonym
Also see
linguonym

Origin

  1. Englishglott-
  2. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  3. Englishglottonym

From glott- + -onym.

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Translations

Arabic اِسْم لُغَة
  • اِسْم لُغَة (ism luḡa)name of a language
Brazilian Portuguese glotônimo, glossônimo
  • glotônimoname of a language
  • glossônimoname of a language
Catalan glotònim
  • glotònimname of a language
European Portuguese glotónimo, glossónimo
  • glotónimoname of a language
  • glossónimoname of a language
French glottonyme, glossonyme
  • glottonymename of a language
  • glossonymename of a language
German Glottonym
  • Glottonymname of a language
Italian glottonimo
  • glottonimoname of a language
Japanese 言語名
  • 言語名 (gengomei)name of a language
Russian глотто́ним, глоссо́ним
  • глотто́ним (glottónim)name of a language
  • глоссо́ним (glossónim)name of a language
Spanish glotónimo, glosónimo
  • glotónimoname of a language
  • glosónimoname of a language
Swedish språknamn
  • språknamnname of a language
Cite this entry
APA

glottonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottonym

MLA

“glottonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glottonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottonym.

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