ethnonyme
French
Etymology
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.