onomastica

See also: onomástica

English

Noun

onomastica

1. plural of onomasticon

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.noˈma.sti.ka/
• Rhymes: -astika
• Hyphenation: o‧no‧mà‧sti‧ca

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (τέχνη) f (onomastikḗ (tékhnē)), from ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomastikós), from ὀνομαστός (onomastós, “named”), participle of ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Noun

onomastica f (plural onomastiche)

1. onomastics

Derived terms

• coronomastica

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

onomastica

1. feminine singular of onomastico

Further reading

• onomastica in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• onomastica in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• onomàstica in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• onomàstica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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