metonimia
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See also: metonímia
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Noun
metonimia f (plural metonimie)
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation
Noun
metonimia f
Declension
Declension of metonimia
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metonimia | metonimie |
| genitive | metonimii | metonimii/metonimij (archaic) |
| dative | metonimii | metonimiom |
| accusative | metonimię | metonimie |
| instrumental | metonimią | metonimiami |
| locative | metonimii | metonimiach |
| vocative | metonimio | metonimie |
Further reading
- metonimia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metonimia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin metōnymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation
Noun
metonimia f (plural metonimias)
Further reading
- “metonimia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024