Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onomatology

/ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ono-ma-tol-o-gy
IPA
/ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of onomastics

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomatology From onomato- + -logy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
  • British English: /ˌɒnəməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

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Questions

How do you pronounce onomatology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑnəməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does onomatology mean?
Synonym of onomastics
Where does onomatology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomatology From onomato- + -logy.

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