Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthroponymous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-pony-mous
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an anthroponym.

Example Sentences

"Anthroponymous fishing grounds were named by Norfolk Islanders after Norfolk Islanders."
"Theses spaces happened to be anthroponymous, given that the military groups and their families adopted as surnames the space that they occupied within the interior of the village."
"It is not clear on what basis the names were chosen, but a systematic anthroponymous linkage across generations and between affines seemed likely."

Etymology

From anthroponym + -ous. By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onym + -ous = anthropo- + -nym + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anthropo
Suffix: anthroponym, -nym

Frequently Paired Words

anthroponymy

Questions

What does anthroponymous mean?: Of or relating to an anthroponym.
Where does anthroponymous come from?: From anthroponym + -ous. By surface analysis, anthrop- + -onym + -ous = anthropo- + -nym + -ous.

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