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Etymon
Et′y-mon
,Noun.
pl. E.
Etymons
(#)
, Gr. Etyma
(#)
. [L., fr. Gr.
ἔτυμον
the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. [GREEK] true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya
, E. sooth
. See Sooth
.] 1.
An original form; primitive word; root.
2.
Original or fundamental signification.
[R.]
Given as the
etymon
or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Etymon
ET'YMON
,Noun.
Definition 2025
etymon
etymon
See also: étymon
English
Noun
| Examples |
|---|
|
the Latin candidus (“white”) is the etymon of the English candid. |
etymon (plural etymons or etyma)
- A source word of a given word.
Related terms
Translations
source word
See also
References
- etymon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- etymon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ty.mon/, [ˈɛ.tʏ.mõ]
Noun
etymon n (genitive etymī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | etymon | etyma |
| genitive | etymī | etymōrum |
| dative | etymō | etymīs |
| accusative | etymon | etyma |
| ablative | etymō | etymīs |
| vocative | etymon | etyma |
References
- etymon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- etymon in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia