anonym

See also: anonym.

English

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.nɪm/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

anonym (plural anonyms)

2. An anonymous person.

   Synonym: anon

4. An assumed or false name.

   Synonym: pseudonym

   Antonyms: autonym, orthonym, alethonym

   Hyponyms: ananym; allonym; pen name, nom de plume, nom de guerre, nom de clavier, nom de Web, stage name

6. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

   Antonym: systematic name

   Coordinate terms: trivial name, common name, vernacular name; scientific name, taxonomic name

Related terms

• ananym
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize
• anonymosity
• anonymous
• anonymously
• anonymousness

Translations

anonymous person

• Czech: anonym (cs) m
• French: anonyme (fr) m
• German: Anonymus m
• Italian: anonimo (it) m
• Lithuanian: anonimas m
• Polish: anonim (pl) m
• Portuguese: anónimo (pt) m (Portugal), anônimo (pt) m (Brazil)
• Romanian: anonim (ro) m
• Russian: анони́м (ru) m (anoním)
• Serbo-Croatian: anonimus (sh) m, anonimac (sh)
• Sicilian: anònimu m
• Ukrainian: анонім (uk) m (anonim)

pseudonym

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假名 (zh) (jiǎmíng, literally “fake name”), 化名 (zh) (huàmíng, literally “assumed name”)

• Italian: pseudonimo (it) m
• Serbo-Croatian: pseudonim (sh) m
• Sicilian: suprannomu (scn) m

name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “anonym”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanonɪm]

Noun

anonym m inan

1. anonym

Declension

Declension of anonym (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	anonym	anonymy
genitive	anonymu	anonymů
dative	anonymu	anonymům
accusative	anonym	anonymy
vocative	anonyme	anonymy
locative	anonymu	anonymech
instrumental	anonymem	anonymy

Further reading

• “anonym”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “anonym”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “anonym”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Adjective

anonym

1. anonymous

Inflection

Inflection of anonym

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	anonym	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	anonymt	—	—2
plural	anonyme	—	—2
definite attributive1	anonyme	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• anonymisere
• anonymitet

References

• “anonym” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French anonyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌanoˈnyːm]

• Audio:

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Adjective

anonym (strong nominative masculine singular anonymer, not comparable)

1. anonymous

Declension

Positive forms of anonym (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist anonym	sie ist anonym	es ist anonym	sie sind anonym
strong declension (without article)	nominative	anonymer	anonyme	anonymes	anonyme
	genitive	anonymen	anonymer	anonymen	anonymer
	dative	anonymem	anonymer	anonymem	anonymen
	accusative	anonymen	anonyme	anonymes	anonyme
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der anonyme	die anonyme	das anonyme	die anonymen
	genitive	des anonymen	der anonymen	des anonymen	der anonymen
	dative	dem anonymen	der anonymen	dem anonymen	den anonymen
	accusative	den anonymen	die anonyme	das anonyme	die anonymen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein anonymer	eine anonyme	ein anonymes	(keine) anonymen
	genitive	eines anonymen	einer anonymen	eines anonymen	(keiner) anonymen
	dative	einem anonymen	einer anonymen	einem anonymen	(keinen) anonymen
	accusative	einen anonymen	eine anonyme	ein anonymes	(keine) anonymen

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

anonym (masculine anonymen, neuter anonymt, comparative méi anonym, superlative am anonymsten)

1. anonymous

Declension

Declension of anonym

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass anonym	si ass anonym	et ass anonym	si si(nn) anonym
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	anonymen	anonym	anonymt	anonym
	independent without determiner			anonymes	anonymer
dative	after any declined word	anonymen	anonymer	anonymen	anonymen
	as first declined word	anonymem		anonymem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (ănṓnŭmos, “without name”).

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (ănṓnŭmos, “without name”).

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nɔˈnyːm/

• Gotland:

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• Rhymes: -yːm

Adjective

anonym (comparative mer anonym, superlative mest anonym)

1. anonymous (without any name acknowledged)

Declension

Inflection of anonym

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	anonym	mer anonym	mest anonym
neuter singular	anonymt	mer anonymt	mest anonymt
plural	anonyma	mer anonyma	mest anonyma
masculine plural2	anonyme	mer anonyma	mest anonyma
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	anonyme	mer anonyme	mest anonyme
all	anonyma	mer anonyma	mest anonyma

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• anonymitet