Metonymie

See also: metonymie and métonymie

German

Etymology

From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [metonyˈmiː]
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Noun

Metonymie f (genitive Metonymie, plural Metonymien)

  1. metonymy

Declension

Declension of Metonymie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Metonymie die Metonymien
genitive einer der Metonymie der Metonymien
dative einer der Metonymie den Metonymien
accusative eine die Metonymie die Metonymien

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