Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theonym

/ˈθi.əˌnɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: theonym
IPA: /ˈθi.əˌnɪm/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name of a deity.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym English theonym From theo- + -onym.

Inflected Forms

theonyms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

theonymy

Questions

How do you pronounce theonym?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθi.əˌnɪm/.
What does theonym mean?: The name of a deity.
Where does theonym come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der. New Latinbor. English -onym English theonym From theo- + -onym.

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