nom-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"
English
Etymology
Representing νομ- (nom-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nŏm, IPA(key): /nɒm/
Prefix
nom-
- law, legislation
Usage notes
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with the interfix -o- (as nomo-).
Derived terms
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Derived terms
- nomism
- nomistic
- nomocracy
- nomogenesis
- nomogenetic
- nomogeny →
- nomogenist
- nomogenous
- nomogram
- nomograph
- nomographer
- nomographic →
- nomographically
- nomography
- nomological →
- nomologically
- nomologist
- nomology
- nomotechnic
- nomotheism
- nomothesy
Related terms
Related terms
- nomisma
- nomocanon
- nomographer
- nomography
- nomos
- nomothesy
- nomothete
- nomothetes
- nomothetic
- nomothetical
- -nomy
References
- “nomo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
- “nomo-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision, Dec. 2009]
Anagrams
- MNO, MON, Mon, Mon., ONM, mon, mon-, mon.