Patronym

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See also: patronym and patronym.

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /patʁoˈnyːm/
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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧nym
    • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧nym

Noun

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Patronym n (strong, genitive Patronyms, plural Patronyme)

  1. (linguistics) patronym, patronymic (noun)
    Synonym: Vatersname

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