# antonomasia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/, /ænˌtɒnəʊˈmeɪzɪə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/

### Noun

antonomasia (countable and uncountable, plural antonomasias)
* (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun.
    The use of terms of address when speaking to royalty, nobility, clerics, and the like is an example of antonomasia.
* (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
    In the sentence to the right, using the ancient Athenian statesman Solon as an example of a leader with wise judgment is an instance of antonomasia. Its use in reference to modern American politicians is, however, likely ironic.
** [1835, L[arret] Langley, A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster: Printed by C. White, Baxter-Gate, →OCLC, page 70:Antonomasia proper names imparts From kindred, country, epithets, and arts.]

#### Synonyms

* autonomasia, autonomasy

#### Coordinate terms

* See eponym

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin antonomasia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑntonoˌmɑsiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪o̞no̞ˌmɑ̝s̠iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑsiɑ
* Hyphenation: an‧tono‧masia

### Noun

antonomasia
* antonomasia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of antonomasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
antonomasiani
antonomasiani
accusative
nom.
antonomasiani
antonomasiani
gen.
antonomasiani
genitive
antonomasiani
antonomasioideni antonomasioitteni antonomasiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
antonomasiaani
antonomasioitani
inessive
antonomasiassani
antonomasioissani
elative
antonomasiastani
antonomasioistani
illative
antonomasiaani
antonomasioihini
adessive
antonomasiallani
antonomasioillani
ablative
antonomasialtani
antonomasioiltani
allative
antonomasialleni
antonomasioilleni
essive
antonomasianani
antonomasioinani
translative
antonomasiakseni
antonomasioikseni
abessive
antonomasiattani
antonomasioittani
instructive
comitative
—antonomasioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
antonomasiasi
antonomasiasi
accusative
nom.
antonomasiasi
antonomasiasi
gen.
antonomasiasi
genitive
antonomasiasi
antonomasioidesi antonomasioittesi antonomasiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
antonomasiaasi
antonomasioitasi
inessive
antonomasiassasi
antonomasioissasi
elative
antonomasiastasi
antonomasioistasi
illative
antonomasiaasi
antonomasioihisi
adessive
antonomasiallasi
antonomasioillasi
ablative
antonomasialtasi
antonomasioiltasi
allative
antonomasiallesi
antonomasioillesi
essive
antonomasianasi
antonomasioinasi
translative
antonomasiaksesi
antonomasioiksesi
abessive
antonomasiattasi
antonomasioittasi
instructive
comitative
—antonomasioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
antonomasiamme
antonomasiamme
accusative
nom.
antonomasiamme
antonomasiamme
gen.
antonomasiamme
genitive
antonomasiamme
antonomasioidemme antonomasioittemme antonomasiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
antonomasiaamme
antonomasioitamme
inessive
antonomasiassamme
antonomasioissamme
elative
antonomasiastamme
antonomasioistamme
illative
antonomasiaamme
antonomasioihimme
adessive
antonomasiallamme
antonomasioillamme
ablative
antonomasialtamme
antonomasioiltamme
allative
antonomasiallemme
antonomasioillemme
essive
antonomasianamme
antonomasioinamme
translative
antonomasiaksemme
antonomasioiksemme
abessive
antonomasiattamme
antonomasioittamme
instructive
comitative
—antonomasioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
antonomasianne
antonomasianne
accusative
nom.
antonomasianne
antonomasianne
gen.
antonomasianne
genitive
antonomasianne
antonomasioidenne antonomasioittenne antonomasiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
antonomasiaanne
antonomasioitanne
inessive
antonomasiassanne
antonomasioissanne
elative
antonomasiastanne
antonomasioistanne
illative
antonomasiaanne
antonomasioihinne
adessive
antonomasiallanne
antonomasioillanne
ablative
antonomasialtanne
antonomasioiltanne
allative
antonomasiallenne
antonomasioillenne
essive
antonomasiananne
antonomasioinanne
translative
antonomasiaksenne
antonomasioiksenne
abessive
antonomasiattanne
antonomasioittanne
instructive
comitative
—antonomasioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
antonomasiansa
antonomasiansa
accusative
nom.
antonomasiansa
antonomasiansa
gen.
antonomasiansa
genitive
antonomasiansa
antonomasioidensa antonomasioittensa antonomasiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
antonomasiaansa
antonomasioitaan antonomasioitansa
inessive
antonomasiassaan antonomasiassansa
antonomasioissaan antonomasioissansa
elative
antonomasiastaan antonomasiastansa
antonomasioistaan antonomasioistansa
illative
antonomasiaansa
antonomasioihinsa
adessive
antonomasiallaan antonomasiallansa
antonomasioillaan antonomasioillansa
ablative
antonomasialtaan antonomasialtansa
antonomasioiltaan antonomasioiltansa
allative
antonomasialleen antonomasiallensa
antonomasioilleen antonomasioillensa
essive
antonomasianaan antonomasianansa
antonomasioinaan antonomasioinansa
translative
antonomasiakseen antonomasiaksensa
antonomasioikseen antonomasioiksensa
abessive
antonomasiattaan antonomasiattansa
antonomasioittaan antonomasioittansa
instructive
comitative
—antonomasioineen antonomasioinensa :

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, from Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.to.noˈma.zja/
* Rhymes: -azja
* Hyphenation: an‧to‧no‧mà‧sia

### Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasie)
* (rhetoric) antonomasia

### References

* ↑ antonomasia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /an.to.noˈma.si.a/, [än̪t̪ɔnɔˈmäs̠iä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /an.to.noˈma.si.a/, [än̪t̪onoˈmäːs̬iä]

### Noun

antonomasia f (genitive antonomasiae); first declension
* (rhetoric) antonomasia

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* English: antonomasia
* French: antonomase
* Italian: antonomasia
* Spanish: antonomasia

### References

* “antonomasia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* antonomasia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /antonoˈmasja/ [ãn̪.t̪o.noˈma.sja]
* Rhymes: -asja
* Syllabification: an‧to‧no‧ma‧sia

### Noun

antonomasia f (plural antonomasias)
* (rhetoric) antonomasia

#### Derived terms

* por antonomasia

### Further reading

* “antonomasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10