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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Derived terms
1.3
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English
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Etymology
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From
capital
+
-onym
.
Noun
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capitonym
(
plural
capitonyms
)
(
linguistics
)
A word that changes meaning when the
case
is changed; a
case-sensitive
word.
Polish
and
polish
are
capitonyms
.
Derived terms
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capitonymic
See also
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Appendix:English capitonyms
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English terms suffixed with -onym
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
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