antonomasia
See also: antonomásia
English
Examples (use of an epithet or title for a proper noun) |
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Come quickly, your lordship! [to an earl] |
Examples (use of a proper name for its attribute) |
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Can we depend on the Solons in Washington to save us? |
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Noun
antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)
- (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
- (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
Related terms
Translations
substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.zja/, [än̪t̪o̞n̺oˈmäːz̪jä]
- Stress: antonomàsia
- Hyphenation: an‧to‧no‧ma‧sia
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.si.a/, [an.tɔ.nɔˈma.si.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.si.a/, [an.to.noˈmaː.si.a]
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | antonomasia | antonomasiae |
Genitive | antonomasiae | antonomasiārum |
Dative | antonomasiae | antonomasiīs |
Accusative | antonomasiam | antonomasiās |
Ablative | antonomasiā | antonomasiīs |
Vocative | antonomasia | antonomasiae |
References
- antonomasia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antonomasia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antonoˈmasja/, [ãn̪t̪onoˈmasja]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “antonomasia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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