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Meaning of "patronymic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PATRONYMIC

Via Late Latin from Greek patronumikos, from patēr father + onomaname.
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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 PATRONYMIC

patronymic  [ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATRONYMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Patronymic 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 PATRONYMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patronymic

A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many places worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames.

Definition of patronymic in the English dictionary

The definition of patronymic in the dictionary is derived from the name of its bearer's father or ancestor. In Western cultures, many surnames are patronymic in origin, as for example Irish names beginning with O' and English names ending with -son; in other cultures, such as Russian, a special patronymic name is used in addition to the surname. Other definition of patronymic is a patronymic name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATRONYMIC


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATRONYMIC

patrolwoman
patrolwomen
patron
patron of the arts
patron saint
patronage
patronal
patroness
patronisation
patroniser
patronization
patronize
patronizer
patronizing
patronizingly
patronless
patronly
patronne
patroon
patroonship

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATRONYMIC

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

Synonyms and antonyms of patronymic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «patronymic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATRONYMIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patronímico
570 millions of speakers

English

patronymic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العائلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отчество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

patronímico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোত্রনাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patronyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patronymic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vatersname
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

父称
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아버지의 이름을 딴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patronymic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ họ cha trong gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்தைவழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाडवडिलांचे वंशज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soyadı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

patronimico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

patronimiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по батькові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patronimic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πατρωνυμικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patronymicum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

patronymikon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

patronymikon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of patronymic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRONYMIC»

The term «patronymic» is regularly used and occupies the 72.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRONYMIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATRONYMIC»

Discover the use of patronymic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patronymic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Nation of Empire: The Ottoman Legacy of Turkish Modernity
The members of a patronymic group did not assemble on any occasion or unite for any collective purpose. They did not observe any distinctive ceremony associated with their common descent, either separately or collectively. 2. Property or ...
Michael E. Meeker, 2002
2
Homoerotic Space: The Poetics of Loss in Renaissance Literature
The most striking aspect of this passage is the heroic language, with patronymic and formal epithet, used to describe Heracles. In particular, the comparison between the savage lion and the beautiful boy underscores the uneasy coexistence of ...
Stephen Guy-Bray, 2002
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A Handbook of Scandinavian Names
Perhaps the patronymic was a way of ensuring a child's rights in regard to his or her father. In the Old Norse and Icelandic sagas, there are several references to the procedure by which a newborn child was accepted as a member of the family.
Nancy L. Coleman, Olav Veka, 2010
4
Lenin: A Biography
Short version of Vladimir Ilich Vladimir Ilich - Lenin's Christian name and patronymic Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov - Lenin's name at his christening Volodya - The diminutive of Lenin's first name His Close Family Alexander Ilich (Ulyanov) - First name ...
Robert Service, 2011
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Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony
The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Richard Bauckham. simply to take the place of the personal name. In all the lists of the Twelve Bartholomew ( Bartholomaios) is known only by this patronymic.The biblical name Talmai (2 Sam 3:3; 13:37; ...
Richard Bauckham, 2008
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Nomads of South Siberia: The Pastoral Economies of Tuva
These customs were not confined exclusively to patronymic groups, however, but were common among all close relatives. I have selected a few examples of patronymic groups. In the 1920s there was a patronymic group by the name of ...
Sevʹi͡an Izrailevich Vaĭnshteĭn, 1980
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The Newhampshire Latin Grammar: Comprehending All the ...
PATRONYMIC, among grammarians, is applied to fuch names of men or women as are derived from thofe of parents, anceftors, or fome country, &c. The patronymic terminations are Ides — tda ; eis — eidis , or eidos ; iades — iadee ; ias ...
John Smith, 1806
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The Latin Dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 Years of Scholarship
On the other hand, I read uoltio in LF 224, and when the patronymic adjectives of Iuna and Volta are used as a praenomen or a gentilicium, they are always spelled with i (gentilicium iunio Cap 462; for the attestations of the praenomen Voltius, ...
Gabriël C. L. M. Bakkum, 2009
9
Once Again: Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis
Name: Xapuavti8r|c, (1G I3 1328bis); name and patronymic: Miidcov 'HpaKXei8o (IG I3 1327); name and demotic: 'Iepoi«X>fj(; Keit>aXfj9e\ (IG I3 1331); name, patronymic and demotic: <A>uoic, AauoKpdxoc, Ailjcoveix; (SEG 34 199 [ca. 350] ) ...
Thomas Heine Nielsen, 2004
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Using Russian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage
... Татьяна Таня Тань Танечка, Танюша Танька Эльвира Элла Эл Эллочка, Элюша Элка Эмма Эмм Ьшчка ')мка Юлия Юля Юль Юленька, Ю.чечка Юлька 6.3.2 Patronymics A patronymic is a name derived from the name of one's father.
Derek Offord, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATRONYMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patronymic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russian tsar 'lived secretly as monk in Siberia' for decades after …
... message signed with initials A. and P. (which supporters of the theory see as standing for Alexander Pavlovich, his name and patronymic). «The Siberian Times, Jul 15»
2
Election 2015. Signature collection campaign kicks off in Belarus
The signature sheet should contain information about the nominee for the presidency (surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, post, place ... «National Legal Internet Portal, Jul 15»
3
Marriage Equality
It's a brave new world, where children are given a Social Security number rather than a patronymic at birth. “Mother” might even become an ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
4
North African diversities: layered past, confused present
Yet he would always sign his name Abdelhamid Sanhadja, and is interesting that he should use a Berber patronymic. The Sanhaja were one of ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
5
11 Baby Names That Are Related To James
This patronymic version is rapidly climbing for boys (and sometimes girls). It's currently at Number 159 in the Jameson spelling AND 440 with ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Picasso painting in Fife attic 'a hoax'
Mr Grosvenor pointed out that the Russian name consists of a Christian name and a patronymic, and does not contain a surname. Mr Currie, a ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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'Gaidar's Revolution', by Petr Aven and Alfred Kokh
Yet Kokh — of German origin, with the great patronymic of Rheingoldovich — moved to Germany last year, saying he feared for his life under ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Who said 75 was too old to write your first novel?
Owain shortened his patronymic Welsh name to become Owen Tudor and his place in history was assured when he befriended Catherine de ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
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'Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel,' by Annie Cohen-Solal
Much later he would change his name to Rothko (a less identifiably Jewish patronymic than the common abbreviation Roth) and become, ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Nik Nak's Weekly Teaser — 24th June, 2015: Grand Lodgers
A5) No. In common with most Icelanders, the President's 'last' name is a patronymic: in other words, it's derived from his father's first name. «Brentwood Gazette, Jun 15»

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