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limnonym

limnonym noun: the toponym of a lake.

Noun

limnonym (plural limnonyms)

  1. (rare) The toponym of a lake.
    • Importantly, however, the final *b in *sub 'water' is represented as (*)g [ɣ] in all the Turkic languages of the region, which is why it is unlikely that the Mongolian shape of the limnonym could derive from these languages […]2015, Tom Eriksson, Juha Janhunen, “On the limnonyms Khövsgöl and Kosogol and their ethnic implications”, in Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, number 2, page 89

Forms of limnonym

plurallimnonyms

Origin of limnonym

From limn- + -onym.

Questions about limnonym

What does limnonym mean?
Limnonym means the toponym of a lake.
What part of speech is limnonym?
Limnonym is a noun.
What is the plural of limnonym?
The plural of limnonym is limnonyms.

Words near limnonym in the dictionary

  1. limnometers
  2. limnometric
  3. limnometry
  4. limnonectin
  5. limnonectins
  6. limnonym
  7. limnonyms
  8. limnophile
  9. limnophiles
  10. limnophilia
  11. limnophilic

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