-nym

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English

Etymology

From Antički Grčki ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric and Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Compare with Engleski -onym.

Suffix

-nym

1. Used to form nouns describing types of word or name

Usage notes

• Most of the words that end in -nym end in -onym, which is the proper suffix from the Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma). The only exceptions in the following list are contranym, hypernym, pertainym, and polynym.

Related terms

terms ending in -nym

• ananym

Translations

type of word or name

• Finnish: -nyymi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: -nimo

See also

• -onym

Anagrams

• myn ^{(alphagram mny)}