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-onymy — suff. A set of names; the study of a kind of names: toponymy. [Greek ōnumiā, from ōnumos, having a specified kind of name, from onuma, name. See nō̆ men . * * * … Universalium
-onymy — on·y·my … English syllables
nō̆-men- — Name. Oldest form *ə₁no(ə₃) mn̥, zero grade form *ə₁n̥(ə₃) men . 1. name, from Old English nama, name, from Germanic *namōn . 2. nominal, nominate, noun; agnomen, binomial … Universalium
hyponymy — /huy pon euh mee/, n. Ling. the state or quality of being a hyponym. [1950 55; HYP + onymy (see ONYM, Y3), on the model of HOMONYMY, SYNONYMY] * * * … Universalium
hydronymy — hīˈdränəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr + onymy : names of bodies of water … Useful english dictionary
teknonymy — tekˈnänəmē noun ( es) Etymology: Greek teknon child + English onymy more at thane : the custom of naming the parent after the child * * * teknonymous, adj. teknonymously … Useful english dictionary
