τοπωνύμιο

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Katharevousa τοπωνύμι(ον) created in analogy to Koine Greek ἐπωνύμιον (epōnúmion, “surname”) + -ο (Standard Modern Greek neuter suffix).[1] Compound of τοπ- (τόπος) (top- (tópos), “place”) +‎ -ωνύμιο (-onýmio, “-onym”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /to.poˈni.mi.o/
  • Hyphenation: το‧πω‧νύ‧μι‧ο

Noun

τοπωνύμιο • (toponýmio) n (plural τοπωνύμια)

  1. (onomastics) toponym, placename

Declension
declension of τοπωνύμιο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative τοπωνύμιο • τοπωνύμια •
genitive τοπωνυμίου •,  τοπωνύμιου • τοπωνυμίων •
accusative τοπωνύμιο • τοπωνύμια •
vocative τοπωνύμιο • τοπωνύμια •
  • τοπωνυμία f (toponymía, “toponym, placename”, synonym)
  • τοπωνυμικά (toponymiká, “toponymically”, adjective)
  • τοπωνυμικός (toponymikós, “toponymic”, adjective)
  • τοπωνυμιογραφία f (toponymiografía, “writings on toponymy”)
  • τοπωνυμιολογία f (toponymiología, “toponymy, toponymics”)

See also
  • For subjects of onomastics and hyponyms of τοπωνύμιο see: -ωνύμιο (-onýmio)

References
  1. τοπωνύμιο, τοπωνυμία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. τοπωνύμιο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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