ethnonyme

French

Etymology

From ethno- (“people”) +‎ -onyme (“name”), from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “tribe”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛt.nɔ.nim/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Homophone: ethnonymes
Hyphenation: e‧thno‧nyme

Noun

ethnonyme m (plural ethnonymes)

ethnonym
Synonyms: gentilé, démonyme

Descendants

→ Romanian: etnonim
→ Turkish: etnonim

Further reading

“ethnonyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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