ethnonyme

French

Etymology

From ethno- (“people”) +‎ -onyme (“name”), from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “tribe”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt.nɔ.nim/

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• Homophone: ethnonymes
• Hyphenation: e‧thno‧nyme

Noun

ethnonyme m (plural ethnonymes)

1. ethnonym

   Synonyms: gentilé, démonyme

Descendants

• → Romanian: etnonim
• → Turkish: etnonim

Further reading

• “ethnonyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.