Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autonym

/ˈɔdn̩ɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tonym
IPA: /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

noun

A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.

noun

The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.

noun

A work published under the author's true name.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: type variety"
"Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans."
"As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym English autonym From auto- (“self”) + -onym (“name”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/
British English: /ˈɔːtənɪm/

Inflected Forms

autonyms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

autonymic autonymically autonymous autonymously autonymy demonym ethnonym glossonym

Synonyms

type variety endonym selfname orthonym alethonym

Antonyms

exonym xenonym pseudonym allonym alias pen name nom de plume nom de clavier nom de Web stage name nom de guerre

Questions

How do you pronounce autonym?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/.
What does autonym mean?: An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
Where does autonym come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym English autonym From auto- (“self”) + -onym (“name”).

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