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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía).
Noun
αντονομασία • (antonomasía) f (plural αντονομασίες)
- renaming (process and effect)
- (rare) metonomasy
- Synonym: μετονομασία (metonomasía)
- (grammar) naming using a patronymic, birth place or epithet, etc
π.χ. Γέρος του Μοριά ανττί Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης- p.ch. Géros tou Moriá anttí Theódoros Kolokotrónis
- e.g. Elder of the Morea for Theodoros Kolokotronis
Declension
declension of αντονομασία