"patronym" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/ [US] Forms: patronyms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- + -onym. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{uder|en|grc|πατήρ||father}} Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”), {{confix|en|patri|onym}} patri- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} patronym (plural patronyms)
  1. The name of someone's father. Translations (name of someone's father): тетялем (ťeťaľem) (Erzya), Patronym [neuter] (German), Patronymikon [neuter] (German), Patronymikum [neuter] (German), Vatername [masculine] (German), Vatersname [masculine] (German), πατρώνυμο (patrónymo) [neuter] (Greek), föðurnafn [neuter] (Icelandic), nafn föðurs [neuter] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-patronym-en-noun-bRZ9CU3v Disambiguation of "name of someone's father": 96 4
  2. A patronymic surname. Categories (topical): Onomastics Translations (patronymic surname): patrònim [masculine] (Catalan), πατρώνυμο (patrónymo) [neuter] (Greek), patronima (Hungarian), föðurnafn [neuter] (Icelandic), kenninafn dregið af nafni föður [neuter] (Icelandic), әке текті есім (äke tektı esım) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-patronym-en-noun-xMjFjEA6 Disambiguation of Onomastics: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with patri-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Erzya translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with patri-: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 8 92 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Erzya translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'patronymic surname': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eponym, matronymic, metronymic, patronymic, patri-, -onym Coordinate_terms: matronym, metronym Translations (linguistics: a patronymic name): πατρωνυμικόν (patrōnumikón) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), Patronym (German), Patronymikon [neuter] (German), Patronymikum [neuter] (German), Vatername [masculine] (German), Vatersname [masculine] (German), πατρωνυμικό (patronymikó) [neuter] (Greek), nōmen patrōnymicum [neuter] (Latin), patrōnymicum [neuter] (Latin)
Disambiguation of 'linguistics: a patronymic name': 53 47

Inflected forms

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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nōmen patrōnymicum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "linguistics: a patronymic name",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "patrōnymicum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "patronym"
}

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