métonymie
French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
métonymie f (plural métonymies)
- metonymy (figure of speech)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “métonymie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.