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limnonyms

limnonyms is the plural of limnonym.

Meaning of limnonym

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

Questions about limnonyms

What is limnonyms the plural of?
Limnonyms is the plural of limnonym.

Words near limnonyms in the dictionary

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

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