astyonym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στῠ (ắstŭ, “city”) + English -onym, from ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), the Doric and Aeolic Greek form of Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ăsʹtĭōnĭm, IPA(key): /ˈastɪəʊnɪm/

Noun

astyonym (plural astyonyms)

  1. (onomastics, rare) Any proper name by which a city is known.
    Hypernym: toponym

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