αὐτόνομος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, self-) +‎ νόμος (nómos, usage, custom; law, ordinance) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αὐτόνομος • (autónomosm (feminine αὐτονόμη, neuter αὐτόνομον); first/second declension

  1. subject only to one's own laws, independent (of people and states)
    1. (in general) of one's own free will
    2. feeding and ranging at will (of animals)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: autonomous

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