onomasticon
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón), neuter form of ὀνομαστικός (onomastikós, “belonging to names”), from ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
The term onomastikón (collection of names, from ὄνομα/ónoma, ‘name’) describes learned works that are not arranged alphabetically but juxtapose synonyms and terms relating to the same semantic field. This principle of ordering is very old (it was already known in Near Eastern culture in the 2nd millennium BC; Lists) and undoubtedly was the most common one up to the Augustan period. Source: Onomastikon — Brill
Pronunciation
Noun
onomasticon (plural onomasticons or onomastica)
- A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.
- We looked up the origin of her name in an onomasticon.
Related terms
Translations
lexicon of personal names
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References
- NED VII (O, P; 1st ed., 1909), § 1 (O), page 129/1, “‖Onoma·sticon”
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνομαστικόν (onomastikón) or French onomasticon.
Noun
onomasticon n (plural onomasticoane)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) onomasticon | onomasticonul | (niște) onomasticoane | onomasticoanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) onomasticon | onomasticonului | (unor) onomasticoane | onomasticoanelor |
| vocative | onomasticonule | onomasticoanelor | ||
Declension of onomasticon
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