Synonym

See also: synonym

German

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌzynoˈnyːm]
• (Austria) IPA^(key): [ˌsynoˈnyːm]

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• Hyphenation: Sy‧no‧nym (phonetic)
• Hyphenation: Syn‧onym (etymological)

Noun

Synonym n (strong, genitive Synonymes or Synonyms, plural Synonyme or Synonyma)

1. synonym

   Synonyms: Gleichwort; Synonymum, Synonim

   Antonym: Antonym

   Man kann beide Wörter als Synonym verwenden

   Both words can be used as synonyms

Declension

Declension of Synonym [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Synonym	die	Synonyme, Synonyma
genitive	eines	des	Synonymes, Synonyms	der	Synonyme, Synonyma
dative	einem	dem	Synonym, Synonyme1	den	Synonymen, Synonyma
accusative	ein	das	Synonym	die	Synonyme, Synonyma

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• synonym, synonymisch, Synonymie

Further reading

• “Synonym” in Duden online
• “Synonym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache