patronym

See also: Patronym and patronym.

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- +‎ -onym.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/

Noun

patronym (plural patronyms)

The name of someone's father.
A patronymic surname.

Coordinate terms

matronym, metronym

Related terms

Translations

name of someone's father

Erzya: тетялем (ťeťaľem)
German: Patronym (de) n, Patronymikon (de) n, Patronymikum n, Vatername (de) m, Vatersname (de) m
Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)
Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, nafn föðurs n

patronymic surname

Catalan: patrònim m
Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)
Hungarian: patronima
Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, kenninafn dregið af nafni föður n
Kazakh: әке текті есім (äke tektı esım)

linguistics: a patronymic name

German: Patronym (de), Patronymikon (de) n, Patronymikum n, Vatername (de) m, Vatersname (de) m
Greek: πατρωνυμικό (el) n (patronymikó)
Ancient: πατρωνυμικόν n (patrōnumikón)
Latin: nōmen patrōnymicum n, patrōnymicum n

See also

patri-
-onym

Anagrams

aptronym, partonym

Danish

Alternative forms

patronymikon

Noun

patronym

patronymic

Further reading

“patronym” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

patronymikon n (from Greek)
patronymikum n (from Latin)

Noun

patronym n (definite singular patronymet, indefinite plural patronym, definite plural patronyma)

patronym

Derived terms

patronymisk

Adjective

patronym (neuter patronymt, definite singular and plural patronyme)

patronymic

References

“patronym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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