antonomasia

See also: antonomásia

English

Examples (use of an epithet or title for a proper noun)

Come quickly, your lordship! [to an earl]

Examples (use of a proper name for its attribute)

Can we depend on the Solons in Washington to save us?

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, antonomasia).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/, /ænˌtɒnəʊˈmeɪzɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/

Noun

antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)

  1. (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
    • 1835, L[arret] Langley, A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, [], Doncaster: Printed by C. White, Baxter-Gate, →OCLC, page 70:
      Antonomasia proper names imparts
      From kindred, country, epithets, and arts.
  2. (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.

Translations

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin antonomasia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntonoˌmɑsiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪o̞no̞ˌmɑ̝s̠iɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): an‧to‧no‧ma‧si‧a

Noun

antonomasia

  1. antonomasia

Declension

Inflection of antonomasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative antonomasia antonomasiat
genitive antonomasian antonomasioiden
antonomasioitten
partitive antonomasiaa antonomasioita
illative antonomasiaan antonomasioihin
singular plural
nominative antonomasia antonomasiat
accusative nom. antonomasia antonomasiat
gen. antonomasian
genitive antonomasian antonomasioiden
antonomasioitten
antonomasiainrare
partitive antonomasiaa antonomasioita
inessive antonomasiassa antonomasioissa
elative antonomasiasta antonomasioista
illative antonomasiaan antonomasioihin
adessive antonomasialla antonomasioilla
ablative antonomasialta antonomasioilta
allative antonomasialle antonomasioille
essive antonomasiana antonomasioina
translative antonomasiaksi antonomasioiksi
abessive antonomasiatta antonomasioitta
instructive antonomasioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of antonomasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative antonomasiani antonomasiani
accusative nom. antonomasiani antonomasiani
gen. antonomasiani
genitive antonomasiani antonomasioideni
antonomasioitteni
antonomasiainirare
partitive antonomasiaani antonomasioitani
inessive antonomasiassani antonomasioissani
elative antonomasiastani antonomasioistani
illative antonomasiaani antonomasioihini
adessive antonomasiallani antonomasioillani
ablative antonomasialtani antonomasioiltani
allative antonomasialleni antonomasioilleni
essive antonomasianani antonomasioinani
translative antonomasiakseni antonomasioikseni
abessive antonomasiattani antonomasioittani
instructive
comitative antonomasioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative antonomasiasi antonomasiasi
accusative nom. antonomasiasi antonomasiasi
gen. antonomasiasi
genitive antonomasiasi antonomasioidesi
antonomasioittesi
antonomasiaisirare
partitive antonomasiaasi antonomasioitasi
inessive antonomasiassasi antonomasioissasi
elative antonomasiastasi antonomasioistasi
illative antonomasiaasi antonomasioihisi
adessive antonomasiallasi antonomasioillasi
ablative antonomasialtasi antonomasioiltasi
allative antonomasiallesi antonomasioillesi
essive antonomasianasi antonomasioinasi
translative antonomasiaksesi antonomasioiksesi
abessive antonomasiattasi antonomasioittasi
instructive
comitative antonomasioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative antonomasiamme antonomasiamme
accusative nom. antonomasiamme antonomasiamme
gen. antonomasiamme
genitive antonomasiamme antonomasioidemme
antonomasioittemme
antonomasiaimmerare
partitive antonomasiaamme antonomasioitamme
inessive antonomasiassamme antonomasioissamme
elative antonomasiastamme antonomasioistamme
illative antonomasiaamme antonomasioihimme
adessive antonomasiallamme antonomasioillamme
ablative antonomasialtamme antonomasioiltamme
allative antonomasiallemme antonomasioillemme
essive antonomasianamme antonomasioinamme
translative antonomasiaksemme antonomasioiksemme
abessive antonomasiattamme antonomasioittamme
instructive
comitative antonomasioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative antonomasianne antonomasianne
accusative nom. antonomasianne antonomasianne
gen. antonomasianne
genitive antonomasianne antonomasioidenne
antonomasioittenne
antonomasiainnerare
partitive antonomasiaanne antonomasioitanne
inessive antonomasiassanne antonomasioissanne
elative antonomasiastanne antonomasioistanne
illative antonomasiaanne antonomasioihinne
adessive antonomasiallanne antonomasioillanne
ablative antonomasialtanne antonomasioiltanne
allative antonomasiallenne antonomasioillenne
essive antonomasiananne antonomasioinanne
translative antonomasiaksenne antonomasioiksenne
abessive antonomasiattanne antonomasioittanne
instructive
comitative antonomasioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative antonomasiansa antonomasiansa
accusative nom. antonomasiansa antonomasiansa
gen. antonomasiansa
genitive antonomasiansa antonomasioidensa
antonomasioittensa
antonomasiainsarare
partitive antonomasiaansa antonomasioitaan
antonomasioitansa
inessive antonomasiassaan
antonomasiassansa
antonomasioissaan
antonomasioissansa
elative antonomasiastaan
antonomasiastansa
antonomasioistaan
antonomasioistansa
illative antonomasiaansa antonomasioihinsa
adessive antonomasiallaan
antonomasiallansa
antonomasioillaan
antonomasioillansa
ablative antonomasialtaan
antonomasialtansa
antonomasioiltaan
antonomasioiltansa
allative antonomasialleen
antonomasiallensa
antonomasioilleen
antonomasioillensa
essive antonomasianaan
antonomasianansa
antonomasioinaan
antonomasioinansa
translative antonomasiakseen
antonomasiaksensa
antonomasioikseen
antonomasioiksensa
abessive antonomasiattaan
antonomasiattansa
antonomasioittaan
antonomasioittansa
instructive
comitative antonomasioineen
antonomasioinensa

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, antonomasia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.zja/
  • Rhymes: -azja
  • Hyphenation: an‧to‧no‧mà‧sia

Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasie)

  1. (rhetoric) antonomasia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, antonomasia).

Pronunciation

Noun

antonomasia f (genitive antonomasiae); first declension

  1. (rhetoric) antonomasia

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative antonomasia antonomasiae
Genitive antonomasiae antonomasiārum
Dative antonomasiae antonomasiīs
Accusative antonomasiam antonomasiās
Ablative antonomasiā antonomasiīs
Vocative antonomasia antonomasiae

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, antonomasia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antonoˈmasja/ [ãn̪.t̪o.noˈma.sja]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: an‧to‧no‧ma‧sia

Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasias)

  1. (rhetoric) antonomasia

Derived terms

Further reading

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