was wotd|2007|June|16
English
Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|á½Î½Î¿Î¼Î±ÏÏικÏν (onomastikon), neuter form of polytonic|á½Î½Î¿Î¼Î±ÏÏικÏÏ (onomastikos) "belonging to names" < polytonic|á½Î½Î¿Î¼Î¬Î¶Ï (onomazÅ) "I name" < polytonic|á½Î½Î¿Î¼Î± (onoma) "name"
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/ËÉ.nÉÊËmæs.tɪ.kÉn/
italbrac|US IPA|/ËÉË.noÊËmæs.tɪkÉn/ or /ËÉË.nÉËmæs.tɪkÉn/
audio|en-us-onomasticon.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people.
#: ''We looked up the origin of her name in an onomasticon.
Related terms
onomastic
onomastics
fr:onomasticon
vi:onomasticon
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