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matronymic

/ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
matronymic
IPA
/ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.

adj

By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.

noun

A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.

noun

By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English matronymic From Latin māter (“mother”) + English -onym + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/
  • British English: /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/

Inflected Forms

matronymics (plural)

Phrases

family name first name given name

Frequently Paired Words

family name first name given name surname patronym patronymic

Synonyms

metronymic matronym metronym

Questions

How do you pronounce matronymic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/.
What does matronymic mean?
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
Where does matronymic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English matronymic From Latin māter (“mother”) + English -onym + -ic.

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