patronym

See also: Patronym and patronym.

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- +‎ -onym.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/

Noun

patronym (plural patronyms)

1. The name of someone's father.
2. A patronymic surname.

Coordinate terms

• matronym, metronym

Related terms

• eponym
• matronymic
• metronymic
• patronymic

 

Translations

name of someone's father

• Erzya: тетялем (ťeťaľem)
• German: Patronym (de) n, Patronymikon (de) n, Patronymikum n, Vatername (de) m, Vatersname (de) m
• Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)
• Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, nafn föðurs n

patronymic surname

• Catalan: patrònim m
• Greek: πατρώνυμο (el) n (patrónymo)
• Hungarian: patronima
• Icelandic: föðurnafn (is) n, kenninafn dregið af nafni föður n
• Kazakh: әке текті есім (äke tektı esım)

linguistics: a patronymic name

• German: Patronym (de), Patronymikon (de) n, Patronymikum n, Vatername (de) m, Vatersname (de) m
• Greek: πατρωνυμικό (el) n (patronymikó)

  Ancient: πατρωνυμικόν n (patrōnumikón)

• Latin: nōmen patrōnymicum n, patrōnymicum n

See also

• patri-
• -onym

Anagrams

• aptronym, partonym

Danish

Alternative forms

• patronymikon

Noun

patronym

1. patronymic

Further reading

• “patronym” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• patronymikon n (from Greek)
• patronymikum n (from Latin)

Noun

patronym n (definite singular patronymet, indefinite plural patronym, definite plural patronyma)

1. patronym

Derived terms

• patronymisk

Adjective

patronym (neuter patronymt, definite singular and plural patronyme)

1. patronymic

References

• “patronym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.