-nym

See also: nym

English

Etymology

See -onym § Etymology.

Suffix

-nym

  1. Alternative form of -onym.

Usage notes

  • Most of the words that end in -nym end in -onym, which is the proper suffix from the Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma).

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -nym
acronym
agionym
allonym
anachronym
anacronym
ananym
andronym
anonym
antagonym
anthroponym
anthropotoponym
antonym
apronym
aptonym
aptronym
asteronym
astronym
autoantonym
autoethnonym
autoglossonym
autoglottonym
autoholonym
autohypernym
autohyponym
autohyponymic
autohyponymous
autolinguonym
automeronym
autonym
autonymous
avonymic
backronym
basionym
basonym
caconym
capitonym
characternym
charactonym
cheironym
choronym
chromonym
chrononym
cohyponym
cohyponymic
comeronym
contranym
contronym
cryptonym
demonym
dendronym
dionym
endoethnonym
endonym
eponym
ethnonym
euonym
euphonym
exoethnonym
exonym
geonym
gerontonym
glossonym
glottonym
hagionym
hagiotoponym
helonym
hemihomonym
heterobasionym
heteronym
hodonym
holonym
homonym
hydronym
hypernym
hypernymically
hypernymously
hyperonym
hyponym
hyponymically
ichthyonym
idionym
internym
ironym
isonym
limnonym
linguonym
meronym
metanym
metonym
mononym
myonymy
mythonym
necronym
nesonym
netcronym
numeronym
odonym
oikonym
ornithonym
orthonym
paleonym
papponymic
paranym
parasynonym
paronym
partonym
patronym
pertainym
phytonym
plesionym
poecilonym
politonym
polynym
polyonym
potamonym
protonym
pseudonym
retronym
spinonym
synisonym
synonym
tautonym
taxonym
teknonym
telonym
textonym
theonym
toponym
trionym
troponym
typonym
uninym
urbanonym
xenonym
zoonym
  • English terms suffixed with -onym

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