"Patronym" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /patʁoˈnyːm/ Audio: De-Patronym.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, “patronym”), from πατρονυμικός (patronumikós, “patronymic”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) (Doric form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)) + -ικός (-ikós). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|grc|πατρονυμικόν||patronym}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατρονυμικόν (patronumikón, “patronym”), {{grc-dor}} Doric Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Patronym n (strong, genitive Patronyms, plural Patronyme) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Patronyms [genitive], Patronyme [plural], strong [table-tags], Patronym [nominative, singular], Patronyme [definite, nominative, plural], Patronyms [genitive, singular], Patronyme [definite, genitive, plural], Patronym [dative, singular], Patronymen [dative, definite, plural], Patronym [accusative, singular], Patronyme [accusative, definite, plural], Patronymikon [alternative], Patronymikum [alternative]
  1. (linguistics) patronym, patronymic (noun) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Vatersname Derived forms: patronymisch Coordinate_terms: Matronym, Matronymikon, Matronymikum, Metronym, Metronymikon, Muttername, Muttersname

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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