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onomastic

/ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
ono-mas-tic
IPA
/ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a personal or place name.

adj

Of or relating to onomastics.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)bor. English onomastic Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk/

Derived Forms

onomastically onomastics

Frequently Paired Words

onomastician

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic

Questions

How do you pronounce onomastic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/.
What does onomastic mean?
Of or relating to a personal or place name.
Where does onomastic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós)bor. English onomastic Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκός (onomăstĭkós).

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