patronymic

a. 源于父名的 n. 父系的姓, 源于父名的姓

发音

其它 /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/

词形变化

patronymics 复数 patronymics

别名

patrionymic patronymick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A name acquired from one's father.

  2. 2.

    A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

    引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Derived from one's father.

  2. 2.

    Derived from one's ancestors.

    引申义

    a patronymic denomination

    I proposed to her that we give our first-born baby a patronymic name.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

patronym

上位词 1

name

词源

From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). Also patronym + -ic, from patri- + -onym.

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