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Exonym

Meaning of "Exonym" in the German dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXONYM

zu ↑exo-, Exo- und griechisch ónyma = Name.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXONYM IN GERMAN

Exony̲m


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Exonym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXONYM MEAN IN GERMAN?

Exonym and endonym

Exogenous and endonym are two concepts of ethnolinguistics for distinguishing local names, for example, for places, languages, persons and groups of persons and names used in other languages.

Definition of Exonym in the German dictionary

Deviating from the official name, used in other countries place name form.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXONYM

Akronym · Anthroponym · Eponym · Ethnonym · Hieronym · Hyperonym · Hyponym · Kohyponym · Prenonym · Sideronym · Toponym · allonym · anonym · antonym · autonym · heteronym · homonym · orthonym · pseudonym · synonym

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXONYM

Exogamie · exogen · Exokannibalismus · Exokarp · exokrin · Exomis · exomorph · Exon · Exoneration · exonerieren · Exonymon · Exophorie · exophorisch · exophthalmisch · Exophthalmus · exophytisch · Exoplanet · exorbitant · Exorbitanz · Exordium

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE EXONYM

Aristonym · Ascetonym · Asteronym · Geonym · Hagionym · Homoionym · Homöonym · Inkonym · Ironym · Kryptonym · Mikrotoponym · Phraseonym · Phrenonym · Pseudandronym · Scenonym · Stigmonym · Superonym · Synhyponym · Titlonym · Traduktionym

Synonyms and antonyms of Exonym in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Exonym» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EXONYM

Find out the translation of Exonym to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.

The translations of Exonym from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Exonym» in German.
zh

Translator German - Chinese

外来语
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator German - Spanish

exonym
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator German - English

exonym
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator German - Hindi

exonym
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

اسم أجنبي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator German - Russian

экзоним
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator German - Portuguese

exonym
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator German - Bengali

exonym
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator German - French

exonym
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator German - Malay

exonym
190 millions of speakers
de

German

Exonym
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator German - Japanese

exonym
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator German - Korean

exonym
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator German - Javanese

exonym
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

exonym
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator German - Tamil

exonym
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator German - Marathi

परदेशियांनी एखादया ठिकाणाला दिलेले नाव
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator German - Turkish

exonym
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator German - Italian

exonym
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator German - Polish

exonym
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator German - Ukrainian

екзонних
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator German - Romanian

exonim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

exonym
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

exonym
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

exonym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

exonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Exonym

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXONYM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Exonym
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Exonym».

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Exonym

EXAMPLES

10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «EXONYM»

Discover the use of Exonym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Exonym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Toponomastik: Italienische Ortsnamen, Exonym und Endonym, ...
Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Other reasons this message may be displayed: ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de
Bucher Gruppe, Quelle: Wikipedia, 2011
2
Eichler, Ernst; Hilty, Gerold; Löffler, Heinrich; Steger, ...
156. Names. in. Language. Contact: Exonyms. 157. Namen im Sprachaustausch: Toponymische Nachbenennung 158. Namen im Sprachaustausch: 1. The Term 2 . Examples 3. Selected Bibliography 1. The Term The term exonym is an ...
Ernst Eichler, Mouton De Gruyter, 1996
3
Goebl, Hans; Nelde, Peter H.; Stary, Zdenek; Wölck, ...
In this instance, endonymic terms are accompanied by the exonym in parentheses corresponding to the language of the subject country, whenever such an exonym is still in use. Example: Map M (Germany) shows, in Denmark, the German ...
Hans Goebl, 1997
4
Ortsnamen in Zeit, Raum und Kultur: die Städte ...
(ebd, 94) Dabei hängen die Konnotationen, die den Namen in seinem Gebrauch als Exonym oder Endonym begleiten, nicht allein von einer administrativ festgelegten Norm ab, sondern auch vom Benutzer, der sich im Bewusstsein dieser ...
Kerstin Preiwuß, 2012
5
Sächsisch-magdeburgisches Recht in Polen: Untersuchungen zur ...
Nur so ist eine Eindeutigkeit, vor allem auch eine eindeutige Rückübertragung von der Latinica in die Kyrillica möglich. 2. Soweit vorhanden, folgt − nach einem Schrägstrich − auf das Endonym das deutsche Exonym d. h. der im Deutschen für ...
Inge Bily, Wieland Carls, Katalin Gönczi, 2011
6
Zur Theorie der Lehnprägung im deutsch-tschechischen ...
Die Verwendung eines Endonyms in solchen Fällen, wo das C. ein calquiertes geläufiges Exonym verwendet, klingt oft merkwürdig und wurde bisher dem Slang zugerechnet (München für Mnichov). Im übrigen haben auch ideologische  ...
Aleš Půda, 2010
7
Vorschläge zur Schreibung geographischer Namen in ...
Unberücksichtigt bleiben demnach in den Namenlisten die zahlreichen problemlos übernehmbaren lateinschriftigen Endonyme, zu denen kein deutsches Exonym existiert, sowie die meisten transkriptionsbedürftigen Endonyme. (Zu Fragen ...
Österreichische Kartographische Kommission. Abteilung für Kartographische Ortsnamenkunde, 1994
8
Übersetzbare Eigennamen: eine synchronische Untersuchung von ...
1 1 .2 Terminologisches: Zur Herkunft von Endonym und Exonym; einige Synonyme: Selbstbenennung, Binnenname, Autonym, samonazvanie; Fremdbenennung, Außenname, Auslandsname, Xenonym, traditioneller Name, conventional ...
Otto Back, 2002
9
Die Franken und die Alemannen bis zur "Schlacht bei Zülpich" ...
nicht aber nach Ausweis der Übernahme von romanischen bzw. vorgerm. Ortsnamen und Lehnwörtern für die romanischen Dialekte N0rd- und Ostfrankreichs, wo eher mit dem 6. ]h. zu rechnen ist: 4) Da das deutsche Exonym für Ivozlx a.d. ...
Dieter Geuenich, 1998
10
Galut Sepharad in Aschkenas: Sepharden im deutschsprachigen ...
Ein konsolidiertes sephardisches Exonym, das von allen Zeitungen verwendet wird, liegt nur für Wien vor: Viena. Für die Benennung der deutschen Hauptstadt alternieren Berlin und Ber- lino, ohne dass eine diatopische Verteilung zu ...
Ayala, Amor, Denz, Rebekka, Salzer, Dorothea M., 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Exonym is used in the context of the following news items.
1
If the name 'Bombay' was erased for being a relic of colonial rule ...
It started off as an exonym – an external name for a geographical place (like Peking , the name given by foreigners, versus Beijing) – and is a Persian word. «Scroll.in, Jun 16»
2
Common Words and Phrases That Have Seriously Racist Roots
Despite the word's popularity, Gypsy was originally an exonym, "a name used by foreigners to refer to a people or social group," that the group doesn't use to ... «ATTN, Apr 16»
3
April 8 is International Roma Day
Romani are widely known in the English-speaking world by the exonym “Gypsies” .The Romani language is divided into several dialects, which add up to an ... «http://www.newsgram.com/, Apr 16»
4
The borderline cases of Jammu & Kashmir
... and Sharma write how "over the centuries, the Hindus of Kashmir (known by the exonym "Pandits") have faced persecution by successive Muslim rulers". «Business Standard, Feb 16»
5
Gypsy filmmaker is IFFK's contemporary master
... ghettos, to exiles and immigrants far from home and, closest to his heart, the Romany people (better known through the politically charged exonym 'Gypsies'). «Deccan Chronicle, Nov 15»
6
Tid och bruk kan verka för Belarus
En sedan länge etablerad namnform i svenskan, en så kallad exonym, byter man inte mot ett främmande lands egen beteckning, en endonym, utan synnerliga ... «Helsingborgs Dagblad, Oct 15»
7
What the Terms 'Hispanic' and 'Latino' Mean to Me
“Hispanic” is what linguists call an exonym or a term created to describe an ethnic group by an outside group. “Latino” is an endonym or a term created and used ... «Huffington Post, Sep 15»
8
How The Native American Ancestral Puebloans Kept Track Of Time
Language nerd side note: the name Anasazi is an exonym from the Navajo language and translates to “ancient enemies” or “ancestors of our enemies. «Quill & Pad, Sep 15»
9
Vikings: Making RMNB Last
In general use, viking was an exonym: a named used by people outside the group. Among themselves, the vikings were known as the Northmen or the ... «Russian Machine Never Breaks, Jul 15»
10
What are Salem residents called? Governor, do you know?
Perhaps we need an outsider's perspective and description, an exonym. I called Gov. Kate Brown, who recently moved into Mahonia Hall. As for what to call ... «Statesman Journal, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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