Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀνοματοποιίᾱ

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀνοματοποιίᾱ ὀνοματοποιίας

Structure: ὀνοματοποιι (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Sense

  1. the creation of a word, especially the creation of a word in imitation of a sound

Examples

  • οἶμαι δὲ τὸ βάρβαρον κατ’ ἀρχὰσ ἐκπεφωνῆσθαι οὕτωσ κατ’ ὀνοματοποιίαν ἐπὶ τῶν δυσεκφόρωσ καὶ σκληρῶσ καὶ τραχέωσ λαλούντων, ὡσ τὸ βατταρίζειν καὶ τραυλίζειν καὶ ψελλίζειν. (Strabo, Geography, Book 14, chapter 2 54:15)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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