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PRONUNCIATION OF ONOMASTICS

onomastics  [ˌɒnəˈmæstɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONOMASTICS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Onomastics 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 ONOMASTICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Onomastics

Onomastics or onomatology is the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names. Onomastics originates from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικός", which translates to "of or belonging to naming" and "ὀνοματολογία", derived from "ὄνομα" meaning "name". Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of onomastics. Anthroponomastics is the study of personal names. Onomastics can be helpful in data mining, with applications such as Named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names.

Definition of onomastics in the English dictionary

The definition of onomastics in the dictionary is the study of proper names, esp of their origins. Other definition of onomastics is a systematization of the facts about how proper names are formed in a given language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ONOMASTICS


acoustics
əˈkuːstɪks
ballistics
bəˈlɪstɪks
biostatistics
ˌbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪks
breadsticks
ˈbrɛdˌstɪks
ceroplastics
ˌsɪərəʊˈplæstɪks
chopsticks
ˈtʃɒpstɪks
cladistics
kləˈdɪstɪks
diagnostics
ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪks
fiddlesticks
ˈfɪdlstɪks
gymnastics
dʒɪmˈnæstɪks
heuristics
hjʊəˈrɪstɪks
linguistics
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
logistics
lɒˈdʒɪstɪks
mastix
ˈmɑːstɪks
psychoacoustics
ˌsaɪkəʊəˈkuːstɪks
slimnastics
slɪmˈnæstɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
sticks
stɪks
stylistics
staɪˈlɪstɪks
Styx
stɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONOMASTICS

only if
only too
only-begotten
onocentaur
onomasiology
onomastic
onomastically
onomastician
onomasticon
onomatologist
onomatology
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeically
onomatopoeses
onomatopoesis
onomatopoetic
onomatopoetically
onomatopoieses
onomatopoiesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONOMASTICS

aeroacoustics
bioacoustics
computational linguistics
criminalistics
descriptive statistics
ekistics
electroacoustics
ethnolinguistics
floristics
general linguistics
historical linguistics
inferential statistics
mathematics
neurolinguistics
nonparametric statistics
parametric statistics
patristics
psycholinguistics
quantum statistics
rhythmic gymnastics
vital statistics

Synonyms and antonyms of onomastics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «onomastics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONOMASTICS

Find out the translation of onomastics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of onomastics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «onomastics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

专名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onomástica
570 millions of speakers

English

onomastics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

onomastics
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسميات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ономастика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onomástica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

onomastics
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onomastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Onomastics
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Onomastik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固有名詞学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

onomastics
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Onomastics
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

onomastics
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வித் துறையில் சொல்மூலம் ஆய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसुतिशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ad bilimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onomastica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

onomastyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ономастика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

onomastică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

onomastics
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Onomastics
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

onomastik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

onomastics
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of onomastics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONOMASTICS»

The term «onomastics» is regularly used and occupies the 101.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONOMASTICS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «onomastics» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «onomastics» 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 onomastics

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONOMASTICS»

Discover the use of onomastics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to onomastics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Names in literature: essays from Literary onomastics studies
This volume celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Literary Onomastics Conference. The 21 essays presented here show how the study of names can illuminate works of all ages and genres.
Grace Alvarez-Altman, Frederick M. Burelbach, American Name Society, 1987
2
Old and new worlds in Greek onomastics
This volume provides an interpretative guide to using a fundamental resource for the study of the ancient Greek world.
Elaine Matthews, 2007
3
Amharic And Ethiopic Onomastics: A Classic Ethiopian Legacy, ...
This book examines the history and development of names in pre-Christian and Christian Ethiopia as well as the syntax and meaning of Amharic and Ethiopic personal names.
Elias Yemane, 2004
4
Literature of Somali Onomastics & Proverbs with Comparison ...
It is usually based on common sense or practical experience. Thus, this book deals with Somali nomenclature system divided in two parts and Somali proverbs with comparison of non-Somali sayings.
Anwar Maxamed Diiriye, 2006
5
Studies in Aramaic Inscriptions and Onomastics
Edward Lipiński. CONCLUSION The results of these studies may be summarized as follows. Regarding the Aramaic language in the first half of the first millennium B.C., one must stress that there are undoubtedly various Aramaic dialects ...
Edward Lipiński, 1994
6
ואלה שמות: מחקרים באוצר השמות היהודיים
The Fourth volume of the series These Are The Names - Studies in Jewish Onomastics contains seven articles in English and five in Hebrew, a tribute to Ed Lawson: a list of his publications as well as the second part of Lawson's annotated ...
Aharon Demsqî, Joseph Tabory, 2003
7
Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History From Inscriptions
This book is aimed to provide an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history by presenting a series of essays focused on a few central topics and written by specialists.
John Bodel, 2012
8
Lexikon Der Sprachwissenschaft
onomastics 339 Old Slavic □• Old Church Slavic Old South Arabic : Semitic Omotic East African branch of Afro-Asiatic postulated by H. Fleming in 1969. earlier considered to be West Cushitic and thus belonging to the Cush- itic languages.
Hadumod Bussmann, Gregory Trauth, Kerstin Kazzazi, 1996
9
The Name of the Poet: Onomastics and Anonymity in the Works ...
The Name of the Poet is an examination of the use of names and the art of naming in the works of Stephane Mallarme.
Michael Temple, 1995
10
Names and their varieties: a collection of essays in onomastics
Co-published with the American Name Society.
Kelsie B. Harder, American Name Society, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONOMASTICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term onomastics is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Plato's Cratylus: The Comedy of Language by SM Ewegen
The dialogue is centrally concerned with the question of giving names, or 'onomastics' (from the Greek for 'name', onoma). We are presented with what appear ... «Philosophy Now, Jul 15»
2
Royal naming conventions are more colourful than you might think
... have appeared in 1917 (itself, in one of those byways of onomastics, named after a princess who bore the name of Mohammed's daughter). «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
3
A (Secure) Chat with WikiLeaks
Kitty Hundal; Curt. Numbers: Morpheme Tales II · Numbers: Onomastics · raincoaster. #BreakTheInternet: #Anonymous Sabu is Back, Bitches! «The Cryptosphere, Apr 15»
4
Christopher Pyne and Comedian Ruby Wax jokingly pick a name for …
As onomastics in the audience tried to think up the perfect name, other viewers raised an eyebrow at the 'chemistry' between the two panelists. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Matt DeHart Deported to US
Numbers: Morpheme Tales II · Numbers: Onomastics · raincoaster. #Anonymous launches #OpBaltimore · Exclusive Interview with AnonGlobo ... «The Cryptosphere, Mar 15»
6
Call for Papers devoted to Names in SF, Fantasy, and Horror
The American Name Society, which promotes onomastics–the study of names and naming practices–will be devoting a special issue of its ... «SFWA News, Feb 15»
7
Upper Deeside place names reprint on sale
In the book's foreword, written by W.F.H. Nicolaisen, German folklorist, linguist, medievalist, scholar of onomastics and literature, educator, and ... «Deeside Today, Dec 14»
8
On the Christmas List: the Knuckle Duster iPhone Case
Numbers: Morpheme Tales II · Numbers: Onomastics · raincoaster · Enforced Transparency 5: Crowdsourcing Independent Journalism ... «The Cryptosphere, Nov 14»
9
Patricia Lockwood, the Surreal, Smart 'Poet Laureate of Twitter …
... Fatherland Homelandsexuals, interweaves geography, sex, nature, history, pornography and onomastics in deliciously uncouth fashion. «KQED, Sep 14»
10
Legendary hero may have fought battle near Swindon
It has been submitted for publication to the Journal of Literary Onomastics, an online publication edited by Dr Stefan Jurasinski of Brockport ... «This Is Wiltshire, Aug 14»

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