metonymi
Danish
Etymology
From Late Latin metonymia, from Ancient Greek μετονομασία (metonomasía, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Noun
metonymi c (singular definite metonymien, plural indefinite metonymier)
- (grammar) metonymy
Inflection
Declension of metonymi
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | metonymi | metonymien | metonymier | metonymierne |
| genitive | metonymis | metonymiens | metonymiers | metonymiernes |
Derived terms
- metonym
- metonymisk
References
- “metonymi” in Den Danske Ordbog