Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hodonym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hodonym
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of odonym.

Example Sentences

"Our study researches the role that hodonyms play in forming cultural and collective identity and awareness in the city of Chisinau (Kishinev), capital of Moldova, ex-Soviet Republic, during the period 1989 till present. […] The cases are opposite when the change of the hodonym does not lead to a change in semantics."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to hod- + -onym.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὁδός

Inflected Forms

hodonyms (plural)

Derived Forms

hodonymic hodonymy

Questions

What does hodonym mean?: Alternative form of odonym.
Where does hodonym come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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