Onomastus

Translingual

Onomastus kanoi ♀.

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁nómn̥

A New Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστός m (onomastós, “named; having a name”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”, verb), from Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ n (ónoma, “name”, noun); further from Proto-Hellenic *ónomə n (“name”, noun) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”, noun).

Pronunciation

• English:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.noʊˈmæ.stəs/, /ˌoʊ.nəˈmæ.stəs/
• (Southern US) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.noʊˈmæ.stɪs/, /ˌoʊ.nəˈmæ.stɪs/

Proper noun

Onomastus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Onomastinae – certain jumping spiders of Asia.

Derived terms

• Onomastinae

See also

• Onomastus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Onomastus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Onomastus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons