-nym

See also: nym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). Cognate with English -onym.

Suffix

-nym

Used to form nouns describing types of word or name

Usage notes

Most of the words that end in -nym end in -onym, which is the proper suffix from the Greek ὄνυμα (ὄnyma). The only exceptions in the following list are contranym, hypernym, pertainym, and polynym.

Derived terms

Terms derived from -nym

Related terms

terms ending in -nym

ananym

Translations

type of word or name

Finnish: -nyymi (fi)

Italian: -nimo

See also

-onym

Anagrams

myn

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