onomatopoetikon
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- onomatopoetikum (a Latinised form)
Etymology
From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.nu.ma.tu.pu.eː.ti.kon/, [ˌʊ.nʊ.mɑ.tʊ.pʊ.ˈeː.tɪ.kɔn]
Noun
onomatopoetikon n (definite singular onomatopetikonet, indefinite plural onomatopoetika, definite plural onomatopoetikaene)
- (linguistics) onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it represents)
- "pang" og "kvitre" er eksempel på onomatopoetika på norsk.
- "pang" (bang) and "kvitre" (tweet) are examples of onomatopoeias in Norwegian.
- 1991, Øystein Wingaard Wolf, Det portugisiske krigsskip, Aschehoug:
- Jeg fant på nye ord for å glede henne, onomatopoetikon som drysset over begjæret og fikk henne til å bukte seg som en sprelsk liten fisk.
- I coined new words in order to make her happy, onomatopoeia sprinkling over her desire that got her to wriggle like a squirming little fish.
- "pang" og "kvitre" er eksempel på onomatopoetika på norsk.
Synonyms
- lydord
- ekkoord
References
“onomatopoetikon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“onomatopoetikon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- onomatopoetikum (a Latinised form)
- onomatopoietikon (non-standard since 1962)
Etymology
From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.nu.ma.tu.pu.eː.ti.kon/, [ˌʊ.nʊ.mɑ.tʊ.pʊ.ˈeː.tɪ.kɔn]
Noun
onomatopoetikon n (definite singular onomatopoetikonet, indefinite plural onomatopoetikon, definite plural onomatopoetikona)
- (linguistics) onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it represents)
- Ein kan bruka onomatopoetikon i tekstane sine for å gjere dem artigare.
- You can use onomatopoeias in your texts to make them funnier.
- 1982, Bjarne Fidjestøl, Det norrøne fyrstediktet, Alvheim & Eide
- [...], ein illusjon som overvinn språkteiknets arbitrære natur og gjev språkstoffet i diktet litt av den same motivering som eit onomatopoetikon har.
- [...], an illusion that surmounts the arbitrary nature of written characters and gives the language in the poem a little of the same motivation as an onomatopoeia.
Synonyms
- ljodord, lydord
- ekkoord
References
- “onomatopoetikon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).
Declension
Declension of onomatopoetikon | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | onomatopoetikon | onomatopoetikonet | onomatopoetika | onomatopoetika |
Genitive | onomatopoetikons | onomatopoetikonets | onomatopoetikas | onomatopoetikas |