Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demonymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-monymy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use or study of demonyms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In keeping with French standards of demonymy, the word oulipian is capitalized here only when it refers to a person: Georges Perec was an Oulipian, but his output was (for the most part) oulipian."

Etymology

From demo- + -onymy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: demo
Suffix: onymy

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

demonymics

Questions

What does demonymy mean?: The use or study of demonyms.
Where does demonymy come from?: From demo- + -onymy.

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