"matronymic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ [UK, US]
Etymology: From Latin māter (“mother”) + -onym + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|māter|-onym|-ic|lang1=la|t1=mother}} Latin māter (“mother”) + -onym + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} matronymic (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-matronymic-en-adj-CgbSoHHM Disambiguation of Onomastics: 25 24 27 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 23 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 25 23 27 25
  2. By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-matronymic-en-adj-n51Qx24G Disambiguation of Onomastics: 25 24 27 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 23 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 25 23 27 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (from the given name of a mother): metronymic Translations (matronymic (adjective)): matronymický (Czech), matronymique (French), matronymisch (German), metronymisch (German)
Disambiguation of 'from the given name of a mother': 51 49 Disambiguation of 'matronymic (adjective)': 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ [UK, US] Forms: matronymics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin māter (“mother”) + -onym + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|māter|-onym|-ic|lang1=la|t1=mother}} Latin māter (“mother”) + -onym + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} matronymic (plural matronymics)
  1. A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother. Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-matronymic-en-noun-K7CVQ4AN Disambiguation of Onomastics: 25 24 27 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 23 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 25 23 27 25
  2. By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor. Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-matronymic-en-noun-5TWkLvzC Disambiguation of Onomastics: 25 24 27 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 23 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 25 23 27 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (surname from a mother): matronym, metronym, metronymic Related terms: family name, first name, given name, surname Coordinate_terms: patronym, patronymic Translations (matronymic (noun)): metronymikon (Czech), Matronym [neuter] (German), Matronymikon [neuter] (German), Matronymikum [neuter] (German), Metronym [neuter] (German), Metronymikon [neuter] (German), Muttername [masculine] (German), Muttersname [masculine] (German), మాతృకనామము (mātr̥kanāmamu) (Telugu)
Disambiguation of 'surname from a mother': 52 48 Disambiguation of 'matronymic (noun)': 0 0

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      "word": "Matronymikon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Matronymikum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Metronym"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Metronymikon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Muttername"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Muttersname"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mātr̥kanāmamu",
      "sense": "matronymic (noun)",
      "word": "మాతృకనామము"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matronymic"
}

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