Meanings
plural thalassonyms
- The name of a sea.
Coronyms, polconyms, oronyms, odonyms, nesonyms, hydronyms, and thalassonyms are included.
2023, Margherita Cassia, The Roman Empress Ulpia Severina: Ruler and Goddess, page 1852 more examples
[...] thalassonyms which are characterized by a colour adjective, viz. the names of the Black Sea, the Red Sea, the White or the Yellow Sea.
1996, Hellas und der griechische Osten, page 219Now this ‘Inhospitable Sea’ is a rather strange thalassonym, which demands an explanation.
2007, Elaine Matthews, Old and New Worlds in Greek Onomastics
Origin
- Ancient Greekθάλασσα (thálassa)
- Englishthalasso-
- Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
- Englishthalassonym
From thalasso- (“sea”) + -onym (“name”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese talassônimo
- talassônimoname of a sea
Catalan talassònim
- talassònimname of a sea
European Portuguese talassónimo
- talassónimoname of a sea
French thalassonyme
- thalassonymename of a sea
German Thalassonym
- Thalassonymname of a sea
Italian talassonimo
- talassonimoname of a sea
Russian талассо́ним
- талассо́ним (talassónim)name of a sea
Spanish talassónimo
- talassónimoname of a sea
Cite this entry
thalassonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassonym
“thalassonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassonym. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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