different between metronym vs retronym

English

Alternative forms

• matronym

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (m?t?r, “mother”) + ????? (ónuma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?t???n?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?t?o?n?m/

Noun

metronym (plural metronyms)

1. The name of someone's mother.
2. A matronymic surname.

Related terms

• metronymic

See also

• patronym
• -onym

English

Etymology

From retro- +? -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.

Noun

retronym (plural retronyms)

1. (linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique. [from 1980s]

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• avant la lettre
• reduplicative
• Category:English retronyms

Further reading

• retronym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Danish

Etymology

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Noun

retronym n (singular definite retronymet, plural indefinite retronymer)

1. (linguistics, rare) retronym

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

retro- +? -onym

Noun

retronym c

1. retronym

Declension

See also

• akustisk gitarr
• tjock-tv
• vedspis