Onomatopoesie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποίησις (onomatopoíēsis) from ὄνομα (ónoma, name) + ποίησις (poíēsis, creation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /onomatopoeːˈziː/
  • Hyphenation: Ono‧ma‧to‧po‧e‧sie
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Onomatopoesie f (genitive Onomatopoesie, plural Onomatopoesien)

  1. (rare, higher register) onomatopoeia
    Synonym: Lautmalerei

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