"hydronymy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydronymies [plural]
Etymology: From hydro- + -onymy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hydro|onymy}} hydro- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hydronymy (countable and uncountable, plural hydronymies)
  1. The naming of bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (naming of water bodies): hydronymika [feminine] (Czech), υδρονυμία (ydronymía) [feminine] (Greek), hydronymia [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "In hydronymy there are many pairs of river names such as Eau Blanche/Eau Noire in France, Blanc Ruxel/Noir Ruisseau in the Vosges, France, Beli Iskdr/Cerni Iskdr in Bulgaria, Crisul Alb/Crisul Negru in Romania.",
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