astyonym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στῠ (ắstŭ, “city”) + English -onym, from ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), the Doric and Aeolic Greek form of Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăsʹtĭōnĭm, IPA^(key): /ˈastɪəʊnɪm/

Noun

astyonym (plural astyonyms)

1. (onomastics, rare) Any proper name by which a city is known.

   Hypernym: toponym

Translations

proper name of a city