different between pertain vs pertainym

English

Etymology

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertine?, pertin?re.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: per?tain

Verb

pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)

1. (intransitive) to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of
2. (intransitive) to relate, to refer, be relevant to
3. (intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable

Usage notes

• In all the above senses, pertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Quotations

(relate):

• 1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Synonyms

• appertain

Antonyms

• be irrelevant

Related terms

• pertinent
• pertinence
• pertinency

Translations

Anagrams

• Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pine tar, repaint, terapin

English

Etymology

pertain +? -nym

Noun

pertainym (plural pertainyms)

1. (computational linguistics) a word, usually an adjective, which can be defined as "of or pertaining to" another word.

Derived terms

• pertainymy

See also

• holonym
• meronym
• troponym

Further reading

• pertainymns (AMR annotation guidance)