Onomatopöie

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /onomatopøˈiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === Onomatopöie f (genitive Onomatopöie, plural Onomatopöien) (rare, specialist) onomatopoeia (the use of language whose sound imitates that which it names; the property of a word of sounding like what it represents; the coining of a word in imitation of a sound) Synonyms: Lautmalerei, Lautnachahmung, Klangnachahmung, Schallnachahmung, Klangnachbildung, Schallwortbildung, Tonwortbildung, Wortbildung aus Naturlauten, Wortmalerei; Onomatopoiie, Onomatopoie; Onomatopoesie ==== Usage notes ==== This word will be unintelligible to many, even educated speakers. The usual word in German is Lautmalerei (literally “sound painting”). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Onomatopöie” in Duden online