pseudonym
English edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (“pseudonymous”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseudo- + -onym.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsu.də.nɪm/, /ˈsu.doʊ.nɪm/
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Noun edit
pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)
- A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
- c. 1911, H. G. Wells, The Obliterated Man:
- I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether—leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym, complete my self-effacement, and—a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence—go upon the stage.
- 1928, H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature:
- The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama The Dybbuk, by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".
Antonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- (acting contexts): stage name
- (literary contexts): pen name, pen-name, penname, nom de plume
- (military contexts): nom de guerre
- (another person's actual name adopted as a pseudonym): allonym
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Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pseudonym m inan
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pseudonym n (singular definite pseudonymet, plural indefinite pseudonymer)
Inflection edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pseudonym | pseudonymet | pseudonymer | pseudonymerne |
genitive | pseudonyms | pseudonymets | pseudonymers | pseudonymernes |
Adjective edit
pseudonym
Inflection edit
Inflection of pseudonym | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | pseudonym | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | pseudonymt | — | —2 |
Plural | pseudonyme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | pseudonyme | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading edit
- pseudonym on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pseudonym (strong nominative masculine singular pseudonymer, not comparable)
Declension edit
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Adverb edit
pseudonym
- pseudonymously, in an pseudonymous manner
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).
Noun edit
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym or pseudonymer, definite plural pseudonyma or pseudonymene)
References edit
- “pseudonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).
Noun edit
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym, definite plural pseudonyma)
References edit
- “pseudonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.