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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