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

  • ᾗ δὴ καὶ πλεονάζουσιν ἐνταῦθα αἱ ὀνοματοποιίαι, οἱο͂ν τὸ κελαρύζειν καὶ κλαγγὴ δὲ καὶ ψόφοσ καὶ βοὴ καὶ κρότοσ, ὧν τὰ πλεῖστα ἤδη καὶ κυρίωσ ἐκφέρεται· (Strabo, Geography, Book 14, chapter 2 54:17)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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