Patronym

See also: patronym and patronym.

German

Alternative forms

• Patronymikon, 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): /patʁoˈnyːm/

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• Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧nym
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧nym

Noun

Patronym n (strong, genitive Patronyms, plural Patronyme)

1. (linguistics) patronym, patronymic (noun)

   Synonym: Vatersname

Declension

Declension of Patronym [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Patronym	die	Patronyme
genitive	eines	des	Patronyms	der	Patronyme
dative	einem	dem	Patronym	den	Patronymen
accusative	ein	das	Patronym	die	Patronyme

Coordinate terms

• Matronym
• Matronymikon
• Matronymikum
• Metronym
• Metronymikon
• Muttername
• Muttersname

Derived terms

• patronymisch

References

• “Patronym” in Duden online