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Meaning of "metronymic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METRONYMIC

From Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF METRONYMIC

metronymic  [ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METRONYMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metronymic can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METRONYMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Matronymic

A matronymic is a personal name based on the name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. In patriarchal societies, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronyms. In the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of unwed mothers. Other times when a woman was especially well known or powerful, her descendants would adopt a matronym based on her name.

Definition of metronymic in the English dictionary

The definition of metronymic in the dictionary is derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestor. Other definition of metronymic is a metronymic name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METRONYMIC


acronymic
ˌækrəˈnɪmɪk
antonymic
ˌæntəˈnɪmɪk
bulimic
buːˈlɪmɪk
cyclothymic
ˌsaɪkləʊˈθaɪmɪk
dysthymic
dɪsˈθaɪmɪk
enzymic
ɛnˈzaɪmɪk
eponymic
ˌɛpəˈnɪmɪk
gimmick
ˈɡɪmɪk
Hieronymic
ˌhaɪərəˈnɪmɪk
homonymic
ˌhɒməˈnɪmɪk
matronymic
ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk
metonymic
ˌmetəˈnɪmɪk
mimic
ˈmɪmɪk
paronymic
ˌpærəˈnɪmɪk
patronymic
ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk
polyonymic
ˌpɒlɪəˈnɪmɪk
synonymic
ˌsɪnəˈnɪmɪk
thymic
ˈθaɪmɪk
toponymic
ˌtɒpəˈnɪmɪk
zymic
ˈzaɪmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METRONYMIC

metrologically
metrologies
metrologist
metrology
metromania
metronidazole
metronome
metronomic
metronomical
metronomically
metroplex
metropolis
metropolitan
metropolitan county
metropolitan district
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Police
metropolitanate
metropolitanise
metropolitanism

WORDS THAT END LIKE METRONYMIC

academic
atomic
autonomic
ceramic
comic
cosmic
dynamic
economic
epidemic
etymic
genomic
Islamic
isoenzymic
isozymic
mic
orgasmic
panoramic
schizothymic
systemic
tautonymic

Synonyms and antonyms of metronymic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metronymic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METRONYMIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

母系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metronymic
570 millions of speakers

English

metronymic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metronymic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metronymic
280 millions of speakers

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metronymic
278 millions of speakers

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metronymic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metronymic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matronyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metronimik
190 millions of speakers

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metronymic
180 millions of speakers

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metronymic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metronymic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metronimik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về máy nhịp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாயின் பெயரைக் கொண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेट्रवॅनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metronymic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metronymic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metronymic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metronymic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metronymic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metronymic
15 millions of speakers
af

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metronymic
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

metronymic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metronymic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metronymic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METRONYMIC»

The term «metronymic» is normally little used and occupies the 121.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METRONYMIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metronymic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metronymic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metronymic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METRONYMIC»

Discover the use of metronymic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metronymic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Anger of Achilles: Mēnis in Greek Epic
It is especially interesting that the phrase "son of Leto" is not only a traditional formulaic variant but also a relatively rare metronymic, whereas the form in the received text, AriToCc, ical Aioc, uloc, "son of Leto and Zeus" is metrically equivalent ...
Leonard Charles Muellner, 2004
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Courtesans at Table: Gender and Greek Literary Culture in ...
The Use of the Metronymic In the earlier discussion ofAthenian naming practices, it was observed that metronymics accompanied a small percentage of women's names on fu— nerary inscriptions, instead ofthe more typical formulation ofthe ...
Laura McClure, 2014
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Zutot 2002
This cannot be demonstrated in every case; as in the Jewish examples, sometimes a non-Jewish metronymic will indicate the distinguished family of the mother;10 and of course there are many instances regarding which the reason for the ...
Shlomo Berger, Michael Brocke, Irene Zwiep, 2003
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The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship
Such an interpretation is of course still possible in the cases of larise  mar||cna  citiai MF 270 and [---] zaconiai MF 154.161 Note, however, that although metronymic formulas are well-attested for Etruscan, there is no (other) trace of them ...
Gabriël C. L. M. Bakkum, 2009
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Montano's Malady
Does that word exist, does the word metronymic exist? I would say what is named exists. I have always signed my books Rosario Girondo, Rosario Girondo is my mother's name. I have often had to hear that it was my pseudonym. No, it is my ...
Enrique Vila-Matas, 2007
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The Son of God in the Roman World: Divine Sonship in Its ...
One may conjecture that the crowd's appellation for Jesus casts doubt on the legitimacy of his birth, that calling him by his metronymic effectively labeled him fatherless. However, Tal Ilan, an expert in ancient Jewish onomastics, has made “ a ...
Michael Peppard, 2011
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Our Italian Surnames
In some cases an ancestress' name reveals illegitimacy, but in many others the metronymic may have different explanations. For instance, widows' children often assumed the mother's name or their names referred to her as we can discern ...
Joseph Guerin Fucilla, 1949
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Griechische Texte
and it is conceivable. therefore. that the Zapudrag of the two contracts was one and the same man. 4. unrpog The inclusion of the metronymic as part of the name appears to have been a matter of regional usage. The metronymic is not found in ...
Carl Wessely, Ludwig Mitteis, John Rowland Rea, 1989
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Russian surnames
These may be termed metronymic surnames. The metronymic might on rare occasions perform the same function as the patronymic in the identification of a person. More often than not it indicated a child born out of wedlock, as one of the  ...
Boris Ottokar Unbegaun, 1972
10
Desi Words Speak of the Past
and metronymic names. For example, according to the rules, the form Gârgya means 'son of Garga', that is, Garga was his father. Gârgâyana meant 'a descendant of Garga', while Gârgì and Gârgâyani were metronymic, that is, the persons ...
By Dr. Liny Srinivasan

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METRONYMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metronymic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whatever happened to the Conservatives' boring, disciplined …
The counter-argument was that monotonous, metronymic focus on key messages is what's required to actually reach voters who don't follow ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
Dancing queens
The troupe moves in metronymic unison, their pleated skirts twirling through the air in a dazzling impression of colors. Zhao, the troupe's leader ... «Global Times, Mar 15»
3
Southampton use disruption to good effect in beating Manchester …
Southampton were also helped mightily by an awful performance by United, who gave the ball away with an almost metronymic regularity. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
4
Whiplash Wins Top Prizes at the Deauville American Film Festival
I wanted a film that Fletcher or Andrew could have created, with an exacting tempo, metronymic and fast." But what the director kept coming ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
5
Sydney Festival: Shaun Parker's dance for a global tribe
On stage Parker's dancers move in metronymic unison responding to the rhythms of the musicians performing live above the stage. If a beat ... «ABC Local, Jan 14»
6
Flight for Survival
A makeshift wooden stage outside a church shook with the steps of the performers, weaving and stomping with metronymic precision. A couple of girls captured ... «Roads and Kingdoms, Oct 13»
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934): The Criterion Collection
In the final shootout, the metronymic back-and-forth of the gunfire serves as the counting down of a doomsday clock. There is no one thing that ... «DVD Talk, Jan 13»
8
The Anthologist, By Nicholson Baker
The rest at the end of a line can have the weight of a beat, and once we allow for rests, our sense of rhythm becomes less metronymic, more ... «Independent, Sep 09»
9
Innocence Is Lost in Postwar Germany
Her stern mien, clipped enunciation (most of the cast speaks in German-accented English) and abrupt, metronymic gestures are an uneasy fit ... «New York Times, Dec 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metronymic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metronymic>. Apr 2024 ».
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