metonymi

Danish

Etymology

From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Noun

metonymi c (singular definite metonymien, plural indefinite metonymier)

1. (grammar) metonymy

Inflection

Declension of metonymi

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	metonymi	metonymien	metonymier	metonymierne
genitive	metonymis	metonymiens	metonymiers	metonymiernes

Derived terms

• metonym
• metonymisk

References

• “metonymi” in Den Danske Ordbog