Akronym
See also: akronym
German
Etymology
From akro- (“tip, end, beginning”) + -onym (“name”). First attested in the early 1900s[1]. The term was modelled after Homonym and Synonym, and the parts are ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, extremity”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Akronym n (genitive Akronyms, plural Akronyme)
- acronym (word formed by initial letters)
Declension
Declension of Akronym
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Akronym | die | Akronyme |
genitive | eines | des | Akronyms | der | Akronyme |
dative | einem | dem | Akronym | den | Akronymen |
accusative | ein | das | Akronym | die | Akronyme |
Derived terms
- Akronymwörterbuch (“dictionary of acronyms”)
Further reading
- Gerhard Stilz, Studien zur englischen Philologie, Nummer 21, Niemeyer., 1905
- Akronym in Duden online