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glottonym

Syllables: glott·o·nymUK/ˈɡlɒ.tə.nɪm/US/ˈɡlɑ.tə.nɪm/

glottonym is the alternative spelling of glossonym.

Meaning of glossonym

Noun

glossonym (plural glossonyms)

  1. The name of a language.
    • Irish is the glossonym of the native language of Ireland.
    Synonyms:
    glottonym, linguonym

Synonyms of glottonym

Forms of glottonym

pluralglottonyms

Origin of glottonym

From glott- + -onym.

Questions about glottonym

What is glottonym the alternative spelling of?
Glottonym is the alternative spelling of glossonym.
How do you pronounce glottonym?
Glottonym is pronounced /ˈɡlɒ.tə.nɪm/ (UK).

Words near glottonym in the dictionary

  1. glottological
  2. glottologist
  3. glottologists
  4. glottology
  5. glottometrics
  6. glottonym
  7. glottonyms
  8. glottophagy
  9. glottophobia
  10. glottopolitics
  11. Glouc

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Adapted from Wiktionary: glottonym (page history and authors); glossonym (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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