Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homonymy

/həˈmɒnəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: homonymy
IPA: /həˈmɒnəmi/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being a homonym.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English homonym Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English homonymy From homonym + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

homonymies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

homonymic homonymous polysemy

Synonyms

homonymity

Questions

How do you pronounce homonymy?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈmɒnəmi/.
What does homonymy mean?: The property of being a homonym.
Where does homonymy come from?: Etymology tree English homonym Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English homonymy From homonym + -y.

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