ἀντονομασία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ντονομᾰ́ζω (antonomázō, “to name instead, call by a new name”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ • (antonomasíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (rhetoric) use or substitution of an epithet or patronymic for a proper noun, antonomasia
  2. nomination of a successor by retiring official
  3. (grammar) pronoun, or the use of a pronoun
  4. contrary denomination

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ
hē antonomasíā 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ antonomasíā 		αἱ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́αι
hai antonomasíai
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱς
tês antonomasíās 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́αιν
toîn antonomasíain 		τῶν ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐῶν
tôn antonomasiôn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾳ
têi antonomasíāi 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́αιν
toîn antonomasíain 		ταῖς ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́αις
taîs antonomasíais
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱν
tḕn antonomasíān 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ antonomasíā 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s antonomasíās
Vocative ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ
antonomasíā 		ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́ᾱ
antonomasíā 		ᾰ̓ντονομᾰσῐ́αι
antonomasíai
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Descendants

  • ⇒ Greek: αντονομασία (antonomasía)
  • → Latin: antonomasia (see there for further descendants)

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