antonomásia

See also: antonomasia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zi.ɐ/ [ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zi.a/ [ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.to.noˈma.zja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tu.nuˈma.zjɐ/, /ɐ̃.tɔ.nuˈma.zjɐ/

Noun

antonomásia f (plural antonomásias)

(rhetoric) antonomasia

Further reading

“antonomásia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“antonomásia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026