autonym
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Englisch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From auto- (“self”) + -onym (“name”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtənɪm/ (AW-tuh-nim)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/ (AW-duhn-im)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑdn̩ɪm/ (AH-duhn-im)
"autonym”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Nomen
[edit]autonym (plural autonyms)
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
- Synonym: type variety
- (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
- The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
- 1900, Mr. Barnwell, “Cataloging Roundtable”, in Library Journal, page 157:
- As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.
- A work published under the author's true name.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language — see endonym
References
[edit]- ^ "Autonym", OED 2nd ed.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]autonym (strong nominative masculine singular autonymer, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of autonym (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist autonym | sie ist autonym | es ist autonym | sie sind autonym | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | autonymer | autonyme | autonymes | autonyme |
genitive | autonymen | autonymer | autonymen | autonymer | |
dative | autonymem | autonymer | autonymem | autonymen | |
accusative | autonymen | autonyme | autonymes | autonyme | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der autonyme | die autonyme | das autonyme | die autonymen |
genitive | des autonymen | der autonymen | des autonymen | der autonymen | |
dative | dem autonymen | der autonymen | dem autonymen | den autonymen | |
accusative | den autonymen | die autonyme | das autonyme | die autonymen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein autonymer | eine autonyme | ein autonymes | (keine) autonymen |
genitive | eines autonymen | einer autonymen | eines autonymen | (keiner) autonymen | |
dative | einem autonymen | einer autonymen | einem autonymen | (keinen) autonymen | |
accusative | einen autonymen | eine autonyme | ein autonymes | (keine) autonymen |
Further reading
[edit]- “autonym” in Duden online
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