Patronym

See also: patronym and patronym.

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): /patʁoˈnyːm/
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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧tro‧nym
    • Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ro‧nym

Noun

Patronym n (strong, genitive Patronyms, plural Patronyme)

  1. (linguistics) patronym, patronymic (noun)
    Synonym: Vatersname

Declension
Declension of Patronym [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Patronym die Patronyme
genitive eines des Patronyms der Patronyme
dative einem dem Patronym den Patronymen
accusative ein das Patronym die Patronyme

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