-nym
English
suffix
Definitions
- Used to form nouns describing types of word or name
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (name).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄνυμα
Gloss
name
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
名
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -onym English
- eponymous English
- -ónimo Spanish, Castilian
- καλλιώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἀνώνυμος Ancient Greek
- Ἀριστώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἐπώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ἑτερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- Ἱερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ὄνυμα Ancient Greek
- -onym Norwegian Bokmål
- -ónimo Portuguese
- -onym Norwegian Nynorsk
- ανδρωνυμικό Greek (modern)