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