Patronym
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German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, “patronym”), from πατρονυμικός (patronumikós, “patronymic”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) (Doric form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ικός (-ikós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Patronym n (strong, genitive Patronyms, plural Patronyme)
- (linguistics) patronym, patronymic (noun)
- Synonym: Vatersname
Declension
[edit]Declension of Patronym [neuter, strong]
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[edit]References
[edit]- “Patronym” in Duden online