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SMART - PROFOUND - SPEECH AFFIX ~ CREATIVE - TECHNICAL
HOT AND SIZZLING SMART SUFFIXES!
To Prefix or To Suffix That is the Question
Whipping up a Greek and Latin Prefix
The Name of the Game is -ONYM
Penning an l Ode to an -OLOGY
Smoking Hot Pan of -OSOPHY
Right to Bear Arms -FEROUS/-GEROUS
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See Also: -PHILE | -PHOBIA | -MANIA
To Prefix or To Suffix That is the Question
Whipping up a Greek and Latin Prefix
The Name of the Game is -ONYM
Penning an l Ode to an -OLOGY
Smoking Hot Pan of -OSOPHY
Right to Bear Arms -FEROUS/-GEROUS
A TABLE SET FOR -ISM BELIEFS
a monstrosity of a list of -ISM words
Knowledge ~ Spirituality ~ Political ~ Science
Moral ~ Humanity ~ Creative Arts ~ Psychology
Causality & Reality ~ Other Beliefs
See Also: -PHILE | -PHOBIA | -MANIA
SIZZLING & SMART
THE NAME OF THE GAME IS
-ONYM
Onomastics or onomatology is the study of the etymology, history, and use of names. An orthonym is the name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study.
THE SUFFIX
The suffix -onym (from Ancient Greek - ὄνυμα / meaning “name”) is a bound morpheme attached to the end of a root word. The result forms a new compound word that designates a class of names.
THE ETYMOLOGY
The English suffix -onym is from the Ancient Greek suffix -ώνυμον (ōnymon), neuter of the suffix ώνυμος (ōnymos) meaning “to have a specified kind of name,” from the Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Aeolic Greek ὄνυμα (ónyma) meaning "name".
THE CLASSIFICATIONS
There are four discernible classes of -onym words:
LET’S PLAY NAME THAT TUNE
ACRONYM - abbreviation formed from the first letters of a series of words and pronounced as one word -
ALLONYM - an assumed name; the name of another person, especially a significant historical figure,
ANACRONYM - an acronym so well-established that its origin as an abbreviation is no longer widely known and its component initials are in danger of no longer being recognized (a blend of anachronism and acronym)
ANDRONYM - a male name, or a man's name adopted by a woman as a pseudonym.
ANONYM - something created anonymously, or its creator; an unknown author; this term now generally replaced by pseudonym
ANEPRONYM - a portmanteau of anacronym and eponym; an original eponym of a trademark term that becomes so well established that it is used to define other objects that share its own definition (e.g., Xerox)
ANTHROPONYM - a name of a human being, individual or collective.
ANTONYM - a word with the exact opposite meaning of another word; an antithesis - often shown in opposite word pairs such as "high" and "low" (compare with synonym)
APTRONYM - a name appropriate to its owner's occupation or physical ties, such as "Goldsmith" or "Longman" (compare with "charactonym")
BACKRONYM - word interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended. Linguists call this “back formation”
CAPITONYM - a word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalized
CHARACTONYM - name of a literary
character that is especially suited to his or her personality (e.g. "Scrooge" for a cheapskate)
CHRONONYM - a name of a time period, like the Bronze Age or the Middle Ages.
CONTRONYM - a word which is its own opposite
CRYPTONYM - secret name
ENDONYM - a self-assigned name by locals of a place, or a group of people; formerly known as autonym
EPONYM - a person from whose name a word is derived; e.g. cardigan (sweater) for Lord Cardigan
ETHONYM - name of a people or ethnic group; e.g. Americans
EUONYM - a good name or a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
EXONYM - a name used by one group of people for another group, but who call themselves by a different name, such as "Germans" for "Deutsche"
GLOSSONYM or GLOTTONYM - a name of a language
HETERONYM - word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and sometimes, pronunciation.
HOMONYM - one of two or more words that are identical in sound or spelling but different in meaning. There are three kinds:
HYPERNYM - word of general meaning applicable to more specific, related words; a superordinate. A dog is a hypernym of beagle, terrier
HYPONYM - a word of more specific meaning than and therefore implying or able to be replaced by, another more general or superordinate term. Scarlet is a hyponym of red.
ISONYM - word having the same derivation as another
LINGUONYM - a name of a language
MALONYM - a metaphor, cliche, or popular expression mangled by the use of an incorrect word. Also, an ill-considered offering by that dreaded spellcheck.
MERONYM - one word denotes a part of another. A sleeve is a meronym of a coat.
METONYM - a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. For example, Washington is a metonym for the federal government.
MONONYM - a word indicating the "single name" as generally applied to people; e.g. Madonna or Plato
NECRONYM - a reference to or name of a person who has died.
NUMERONYM - is a number-based word.
PAEDONYMIC - when one is identified by means of one's child's name (Timmy’s dad).
PARANYM - a word whose meaning is altered to conceal evasion.
PARONYM - a word that is related to another word and derives from the same root; a cognate word, such as “dubious” and “doubtful”
PATRONYM - name derived from the name of father or an ancestor, surname
PHALERONYM - a name of a medal, or any other honorary decoration.
PHANTONYM - a word that looks like it would mean one thing, when in reality it means something completely different. Such as "noisome" meaning "smelly" or "unhealthy" and not "noisy".
POECILONYM - a synonym
POLYONYM - a name consisting of several words
PROSOPONYM - a personal full name of an individual.
PSEUDONYM - a false and fictitious name, especially one adopted by an author; more commonly known as a “pen name”
RETRONYM - new words for old things; pairing formed by a change in the meaning of the noun, For example, "whole milk" instead of "milk" since we now have skim milk and 2% milk
SYNONYM - one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that
have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
TAUTONYM - a word that has two identical parts; e.g. tutu, pompom
THEONYM - a name of a god or a goddess
THERONYM - a name, especially a product name, that has been derived from the name of an animal.
ZOONYM - a name of an animal.
The suffix -onym (from Ancient Greek - ὄνυμα / meaning “name”) is a bound morpheme attached to the end of a root word. The result forms a new compound word that designates a class of names.
THE ETYMOLOGY
The English suffix -onym is from the Ancient Greek suffix -ώνυμον (ōnymon), neuter of the suffix ώνυμος (ōnymos) meaning “to have a specified kind of name,” from the Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Aeolic Greek ὄνυμα (ónyma) meaning "name".
THE CLASSIFICATIONS
There are four discernible classes of -onym words:
- Historic, classic, naturally occurring or common words
- Scientific terminology in linguistics, onomastics, etc
- Language or word games
- Nonce words, neologisms
LET’S PLAY NAME THAT TUNE
ACRONYM - abbreviation formed from the first letters of a series of words and pronounced as one word -
ALLONYM - an assumed name; the name of another person, especially a significant historical figure,
ANACRONYM - an acronym so well-established that its origin as an abbreviation is no longer widely known and its component initials are in danger of no longer being recognized (a blend of anachronism and acronym)
ANDRONYM - a male name, or a man's name adopted by a woman as a pseudonym.
ANONYM - something created anonymously, or its creator; an unknown author; this term now generally replaced by pseudonym
ANEPRONYM - a portmanteau of anacronym and eponym; an original eponym of a trademark term that becomes so well established that it is used to define other objects that share its own definition (e.g., Xerox)
ANTHROPONYM - a name of a human being, individual or collective.
ANTONYM - a word with the exact opposite meaning of another word; an antithesis - often shown in opposite word pairs such as "high" and "low" (compare with synonym)
APTRONYM - a name appropriate to its owner's occupation or physical ties, such as "Goldsmith" or "Longman" (compare with "charactonym")
BACKRONYM - word interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended. Linguists call this “back formation”
CAPITONYM - a word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalized
CHARACTONYM - name of a literary
character that is especially suited to his or her personality (e.g. "Scrooge" for a cheapskate)
CHRONONYM - a name of a time period, like the Bronze Age or the Middle Ages.
CONTRONYM - a word which is its own opposite
CRYPTONYM - secret name
ENDONYM - a self-assigned name by locals of a place, or a group of people; formerly known as autonym
EPONYM - a person from whose name a word is derived; e.g. cardigan (sweater) for Lord Cardigan
ETHONYM - name of a people or ethnic group; e.g. Americans
EUONYM - a good name or a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
EXONYM - a name used by one group of people for another group, but who call themselves by a different name, such as "Germans" for "Deutsche"
GLOSSONYM or GLOTTONYM - a name of a language
HETERONYM - word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and sometimes, pronunciation.
HOMONYM - one of two or more words that are identical in sound or spelling but different in meaning. There are three kinds:
- Those that look alike and sound alike but have different meanings (since they have different etymologies)
- Those that sound alike but do not look a like (homphones)
- Those that look alike but do not sound alike (homograph)
HYPERNYM - word of general meaning applicable to more specific, related words; a superordinate. A dog is a hypernym of beagle, terrier
HYPONYM - a word of more specific meaning than and therefore implying or able to be replaced by, another more general or superordinate term. Scarlet is a hyponym of red.
ISONYM - word having the same derivation as another
LINGUONYM - a name of a language
MALONYM - a metaphor, cliche, or popular expression mangled by the use of an incorrect word. Also, an ill-considered offering by that dreaded spellcheck.
MERONYM - one word denotes a part of another. A sleeve is a meronym of a coat.
METONYM - a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. For example, Washington is a metonym for the federal government.
MONONYM - a word indicating the "single name" as generally applied to people; e.g. Madonna or Plato
NECRONYM - a reference to or name of a person who has died.
NUMERONYM - is a number-based word.
PAEDONYMIC - when one is identified by means of one's child's name (Timmy’s dad).
PARANYM - a word whose meaning is altered to conceal evasion.
PARONYM - a word that is related to another word and derives from the same root; a cognate word, such as “dubious” and “doubtful”
PATRONYM - name derived from the name of father or an ancestor, surname
PHALERONYM - a name of a medal, or any other honorary decoration.
PHANTONYM - a word that looks like it would mean one thing, when in reality it means something completely different. Such as "noisome" meaning "smelly" or "unhealthy" and not "noisy".
POECILONYM - a synonym
POLYONYM - a name consisting of several words
PROSOPONYM - a personal full name of an individual.
PSEUDONYM - a false and fictitious name, especially one adopted by an author; more commonly known as a “pen name”
RETRONYM - new words for old things; pairing formed by a change in the meaning of the noun, For example, "whole milk" instead of "milk" since we now have skim milk and 2% milk
SYNONYM - one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that
have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
TAUTONYM - a word that has two identical parts; e.g. tutu, pompom
THEONYM - a name of a god or a goddess
THERONYM - a name, especially a product name, that has been derived from the name of an animal.
ZOONYM - a name of an animal.
TAKE IT FROM THE TOP
NAME THAT TOPONYM
A toponym is a place name or words derived from place names. Toponyms are divided in two groups:
GEONYMS
names of all geographical features on the planet .
COSMONYMS
names of cosmographical features off the
GEOGRAPHIC TOPONYMS
AGRONYMS - fields and plains.
ASTIONYMS - towns and citiesv.
CHORONYMS - regions or countries.
COMONYMS - villages.
DROMONYMS - roads or any other transport routes by land, water or air.
DRYMONYMS - woods and forests.
ECONYMS - inhabited locations, like houses, villages, towns or cities
TOPONYMS FOR BODIES OF WATER
Hydronyms are the proper names of various bodies of water including:
GLACIONYM - a glacier.
HELONYMS - swamps, marshes and bogs.
INSULONYMS - islands.
LIMNONYMS - lakes and ponds.
OCEANONYMS - oceans.
PELAGONYMS - seas.
POTAMONYMS - rivers and streams.
GLACIONYM - a glacier.
HELONYMS - swamps, marshes and bogs.
INSULONYMS - islands.
LIMNONYMS - lakes and ponds.
OCEANONYMS - oceans.
PELAGONYMS - seas.
POTAMONYMS - rivers and streams.
TOPONYMS FOR THE EARTH AND LAND
AGORONYMS - squares and marketplaces.
DRYMONYM - woods or forests.
HODONYMS - streets and roads.
ORONYMS - mountains, hills and valleys
PHYTONYM - a name of an individual plant.
SPELEONYMS - caves or some other subterranean features.
URBANONYMS - urban elements (streets, squares etc.) in settlements
COSMOGRAPHICAL TOPONYMS
ASTEROIDONYMS - asteroids.
ASTRONYMS - stars and constellations.
COMETONYMS - comets.
METEORONYMS - meteors.
PLANETONYMS - planets and planetary systems.
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