"metronym" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛtɹəʊnɪm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛtɹoʊnɪm/ [US] Forms: metronyms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μήτηρ||mother}} Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”), {{m|grc|ὄνυμα||name}} ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} metronym (plural metronyms)
  1. The name of someone's mother.
    Sense id: en-metronym-en-noun-Bh3ejRpt Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 70 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 59 41
  2. A matronymic surname. Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-metronym-en-noun-RCXDwDcr Disambiguation of Onomastics: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: matronym Derived forms: metronymic Related terms: eponym, eponymic, matronymic, patronymic, patri-, -onym Coordinate_terms: patronym Translations (metronym): Matronym [neuter] (German), Matronymikon [neuter] (German), Matronymikum [neuter] (German), Metronym [neuter] (German), Metronymikon [neuter] (German), Metronymikum [neuter] (German), Muttername [masculine] (German), Muttersname [masculine] (German)
Disambiguation of 'metronym': 0 0

Inflected forms

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