pseudonym
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (“pseudonymous”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Synchronically analyzable as pseudo- + -onym.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsu.də.nɪm/, /ˈsu.doʊ.nɪm/
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NounEdit
pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)
- A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
- c. 1911,, H. G. Wells, The Obliterated Man:
- I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether—leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym, complete my self-effacement, and—a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence—go upon the stage.
- 1928, H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature:
- The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama The Dybbuk, by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".
AntonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
- (acting contexts): stage name
- (literary contexts): pen name, pen-name, nom de plume
- (military contexts): nom de guerre
- (another person's actual name adopted as a pseudonym): allonym
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CzechEdit
NounEdit
pseudonym m
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pseudonym n (singular definite pseudonymet, plural indefinite pseudonymer)
InflectionEdit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pseudonym | pseudonymet | pseudonymer | pseudonymerne |
genitive | pseudonyms | pseudonymets | pseudonymers | pseudonymernes |
AdjectiveEdit
pseudonym
InflectionEdit
Inflection of pseudonym | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | pseudonym | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | pseudonymt | — | —2 |
Plural | pseudonyme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | pseudonyme | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further readingEdit
- pseudonym on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pseudonym (strong nominative masculine singular pseudonymer, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).
NounEdit
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym or pseudonymer, definite plural pseudonyma or pseudonymene)
ReferencesEdit
- “pseudonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).
NounEdit
pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym, definite plural pseudonyma)
ReferencesEdit
- “pseudonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.