glossonym

English

Etymology

From glosso- +‎ -onym.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒ.sə.nɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑ.sə.nɪm/
• Hyphenation: gloss‧o‧nym

Noun

glossonym (plural glossonyms)

1. The name of a language.

   Irish is the glossonym of the native language of Ireland.

Synonyms

• glottonym
• linguonym

Related terms

• endonym, autonym
• exonym, xenonym
• autoglossonym

Translations

name of a language

• French: glossonyme (fr) m, glottonyme (fr) m
• Galician: glotónimo (gl) m, glosónimo (gl) m
• Japanese: 言語名 (gengomei)
• Russian: глоссо́ним (ru) m (glossónim)
• Swedish: språknamn (sv) n

See also

• autoglottonym
• autolinguonym