метонимия
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Russian
Alternative forms
- метони́мія (metonímija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation
Noun
метони́мия • (metonímija) f inan (genitive метони́мии, nominative plural метони́мии, genitive plural метони́мий)
Declension
Declension of метони́мия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | метони́мия metonímija |
метони́мии metonímii |
| genitive | метони́мии metonímii |
метони́мий metonímij |
| dative | метони́мии metonímii |
метони́миям metonímijam |
| accusative | метони́мию metonímiju |
метони́мии metonímii |
| instrumental | метони́мией, метони́миею metonímijej, metonímijeju |
метони́миями metonímijami |
| prepositional | метони́мии metonímii |
метони́миях metonímijax |
Related terms
- метоними́ческий (metonimíčeskij)
Further reading
- метонимия in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru