antonomasia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/, /ænˌtɒnəʊˈmeɪzɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/ === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== autonomasia, autonomasy ==== Coordinate terms ==== See eponym ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin antonomasia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑntonoˌmɑsiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪o̞no̞ˌmɑ̝s̠iɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑsiɑ Syllabification(key): an‧to‧no‧ma‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): an‧tono‧masia === Noun === antonomasia antonomasia ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.to.noˈma.zja/ Rhymes: -azja Hyphenation: an‧to‧no‧mà‧sia === Noun === antonomasia f (plural antonomasie) (rhetoric) antonomasia === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [an.tɔ.nɔˈma.si.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [an.to.noˈmaː.s̬i.a] === Noun === antonomasia f (genitive antonomasiae); first declension (rhetoric) antonomasia ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== English: antonomasia French: antonomase Italian: antonomasia Spanish: antonomasia === 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/ [ãn̪.t̪o.noˈma.sja] Rhymes: -asja Syllabification: an‧to‧no‧ma‧sia === Noun === antonomasia f (plural antonomasias) (rhetoric) antonomasia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “antonomasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025