pseudonym

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English

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Etymology

Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (pseudonymous, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, false) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, name). By surface analysis, pseudo- +‎ -onym.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsu.də.nɪm/, /ˈsu.doʊ.nɪm/
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Noun

pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)

  1. A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
    The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
    • c. 1911, H. G. Wells, The Obliterated Man:
      I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether—leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym, complete my self-effacement, and—a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence—go upon the stage.
    • 1928, H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature:
      The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama The Dybbuk, by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".

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Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

pseudonym m inan

  1. pseudonym

Declension

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Danish

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Pronunciation

Noun

pseudonym n (singular definite pseudonymet, plural indefinite pseudonymer)

  1. pseudonym

Inflection

Adjective

pseudonym

  1. pseudonymous

Inflection

Inflection of pseudonym
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular pseudonym 2
Indefinite neuter singular pseudonymt 2
Plural pseudonyme 2
Definite attributive1 pseudonyme
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.

Further reading

German

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Pronunciation

Adjective

pseudonym (strong nominative masculine singular pseudonymer, not comparable)

  1. pseudonymous

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Adverb

pseudonym

  1. pseudonymously, in an pseudonymous manner

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).

Noun

pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym or pseudonymer, definite plural pseudonyma or pseudonymene)

  1. pseudonym

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).

Noun

pseudonym n (definite singular pseudonymet, indefinite plural pseudonym, definite plural pseudonyma)

  1. pseudonym

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