Akronym

== German == === Etymology === From akro- (“tip, end, beginning”) +‎ -onym (“name”). First attested in the early 1900s. 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 === === Noun === Akronym n (strong, genitive Akronyms, plural Akronyme) acronym (word formed by initial letters) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Akronymwörterbuch (“dictionary of acronyms”) === References === === Further reading === “Akronym” in Duden online “Akronym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache