See also: patronymikum

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin (nomen) patronymicum, from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, patronym), from πατρωνυμικός (patrōnumikós, patronymic), from πατήρ (patḗr, father) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) (Doric form of ὄνομα (ónoma, name)) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /patʁoˈnyːmikʊm/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧ny‧mi‧kum
    • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧ny‧mi‧kum

Noun

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Patronymikum n (strong, genitive Patronymikums, plural Patronymika)

  1. (linguistics) Alternative form of Patronym
    Synonyms: Vatername, Vatersname

Declension

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