Patronymikon

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, patronym), from πατρονυμικός (patronumikós, patronymic), from πατήρ (patḗr, father) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) (Doric form of ὄνομα (ónoma, name)) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /patʁoˈnyːmikɔn/
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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧ny‧mi‧kon
    • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧ny‧mi‧kon

Noun

Patronymikon n (strong, genitive Patronymikons, plural Patronymika)

  1. (linguistics) Alternative form of Patronym
    Synonyms: Vatername, Vatersname

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