-ónimo

See also: -onimo

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Suffix

-ónimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ónimos)

1. -onym

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ónimo

.

• retrónimo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ônimo (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Suffix

-ónimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ónimos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. -onym

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ónimo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Suffix

-ónimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ónimos)

1. -onym

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ónimo

• retrónimo

Further reading

• “-ónimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10