patronym

See also: Patronym and patronym.

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- +‎ -onym

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/

Noun

patronym (plural patronyms)

The name of someone's father.
A patronymic surname.

Related terms

Translations

name of someone's father

Erzya: тетялем (tetjalem)
Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)

Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, nafn föðurs n

patronymic surname

Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)
Hungarian: patronima

Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, kenninafn dregið af nafni föður n

linguistics: a patronymic name

German: Patronym (de), Patronymikum
Greek: πατρωνυμικό (el) (patronymikó)
Ancient: πατρωνυμικόν n (patrōnumikón)

Latin: nomen patronymicum, patronymicum

Coordinate terms

matronym, metronym

See also

patri-
-onym

Anagrams

aptronym

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.