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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποίησις (onomatopoíēsis) from ὄνομα (ónoma, name) + ποίησις (poíēsis, creation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /onomatopoeːˈziː/
  • Hyphenation: Ono‧ma‧to‧po‧e‧sie
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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Onomatopoesie f (genitive Onomatopoesie, plural Onomatopoesien)

  1. (rare, higher register) onomatopoeia
    Synonym: Lautmalerei

Declension

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Further reading

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