Patronymikon

See also: patronymikon

German

Alternative forms

• Patronym
• Patronymikum

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, “patronym”), from πατρονυμικός (patronumikós, “patronymic”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) (Doric form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patʁoˈnyːmikɔn/

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• Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧ny‧mi‧kon
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧ny‧mi‧kon

Noun

Patronymikon n (strong, genitive Patronymikons, plural Patronymika)

1. (linguistics) Alternative form of Patronym

   Synonyms: Vatername, Vatersname

Declension

Declension of Patronymikon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Patronymikon	die	Patronymika
genitive	eines	des	Patronymikons	der	Patronymika
dative	einem	dem	Patronymikon	den	Patronymika
accusative	ein	das	Patronymikon	die	Patronymika