Paronym

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁoˈnyːm/
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Noun

Paronym n (strong, genitive Paronymes or Paronyms, plural Paronyme)

  1. paronym

Declension

Declension of Paronym
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Paronym die Paronyme
genitive eines des Paronymes, Paronyms der Paronyme
dative einem dem Paronym, Paronyme1 den Paronymen
accusative ein das Paronym die Paronyme

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Paronym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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