Antonym

See also: antonym

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French antonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) + ὄνυμα (ónuma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antoˈnyːm/

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• Hyphenation: Anto‧nym (phonetic)
• Hyphenation: Ant‧onym (etymological)

Noun

Antonym n (strong, genitive Antonymes or Antonyms, plural Antonyme)

1. antonym (word which has the opposite meaning as another word)

   Synonym: Antonymum

   Antonym: Synonym

Declension

Declension of Antonym [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Antonym	die	Antonyme
genitive	eines	des	Antonymes, Antonyms	der	Antonyme
dative	einem	dem	Antonym, Antonyme1	den	Antonymen
accusative	ein	das	Antonym	die	Antonyme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• antonym
• Antonymie

Further reading

• “Antonym” in Duden online
• “Antonym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache