anonym

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See also: anonym.

English

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, without name).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.nɪm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

anonym (plural anonyms)

  1. An anonymous person.
  2. An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
  3. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Translations

References

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

anonym m inan

  1. anonym

Declension

Further reading

  • anonym”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • anonym”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • anonym”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Adjective

anonym

  1. anonymous

Inflection

Inflection of anonym
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular anonym 2
Indefinite neuter singular anonymt 2
Plural anonyme 2
Definite attributive1 anonyme
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.

Derived terms

References

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French anonyme.

Pronunciation

Adjective

anonym (strong nominative masculine singular anonymer, not comparable)

  1. anonymous

Declension

Further reading

  • anonym” in Duden online
  • anonym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Adjective

anonym (masculine anonymen, neuter anonymt, comparative méi anonym, superlative am anonymsten)

  1. anonymous

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, without name).

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

  1. anonymous

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, without name).

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

  1. anonymous

References

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Adjective

anonym (comparative mer anonym, superlative mest anonym)

  1. anonymous (without any name acknowledged)

Declension

Inflection of anonym
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular anonym mer anonym mest anonym
Neuter singular anonymt mer anonymt mest anonymt
Plural anonyma mer anonyma mest anonyma
Masculine plural3 anonyme mer anonyma mest anonyma
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 anonyme mer anonyme mest anonyme
All anonyma mer anonyma mest anonyma
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic