anonymous
/əˈnɒnəməs/uh-NO-nuh-muhs
/əˈnɑnəməs/uh-NAH-nuh-muhs
Meaningwithout a name
Common meaning: without a name
- annot, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. · scan
- onyma nameLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1056 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
‘not, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)’ + ‘a name’ → anonymous
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ὄνομα (ὄνυμα) ‘a name’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ὄνομα (ὄνυμα), p. 1056 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ὄνομα (ὄνυμα) Greek “a name”
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