matronymicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmatrəˈnɪmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mātr- , māter , -onymic comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin mātr-, māter mother (see matri- comb. form) + -onymic comb. form, after patronymic n. and adj. Compare post-classical Latin matronomicum (5th cent.), Hellenistic Greek μητρωνυμικόν , Italian matronimico (a1729). Compare earlier (isolated) matronymical adj.

A. n.

a. A name derived from that of a mother or maternal ancestor, esp. by the addition of an affix indicating such descent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic

matronymic1794

metronymic1868

metronym1904

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 45 Men..were..named..sometimes by matronymics, as Anson, Nelson, &c.

1817 H. T. Colebrooke in tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 30 (note) Arjuna, surnamed Párt'ha: his matronymic from Prĭt'há.

1888 G. de Berneval in Notes & Queries 7 Jan. 14/1 The Spanish custom of appending the matronymic.

1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar (1966) vi. 110 The garrison noted with satisfaction that his matronymic, Caridad (‘Care’), seemed providential.

1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae xvi. 437 Raoule de Vénéraude, a corrupted matronymic indicating her descent from Venus in the century of syphilis.

b. An affix used to form such a name. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic > suffix

matronymic1874

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > suffix > specific

matronymic1874

diminutival1879

1874 I. Taylor Etruscan Res. 223 Aul, a form which may exactly represent the sound of the Etruscan matronymic -al.

B. adj.

Designating a name derived from a mother or maternal ancestor; relating to or involving the use of matronymics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > relating to a surname > matronymic

matronymic1874

tecnonymous1888

metronymic1896

1874 I. Taylor Etruscan Res. 224 The Etruscan matronymic suffix is occasionally -nal instead of -al.

1919 Amer. Anthropologist 21 28 The sib..excludes one half of the blood-kindred—the father's side of the family in matronymic, the mother's side in patronymic societies.

1963 J. A. Hostetler Amish Society vi. 142 Name differentiation is achieved by abbreviation, by using physical traits of the person,..by the practice of matronymic and patronymic naming of children, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matronymic
释义	matronymicn.adj. Brit. /ˌmatrəˈnɪmɪk/, U.S. /ˌmætrəˈnɪmɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mātr- , māter , -onymic comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin mātr-, māter mother (see matri- comb. form) + -onymic comb. form, after patronymic n. and adj. Compare post-classical Latin matronomicum (5th cent.), Hellenistic Greek μητρωνυμικόν , Italian matronimico (a1729). Compare earlier (isolated) matronymical adj. A. n. a. A name derived from that of a mother or maternal ancestor, esp. by the addition of an affix indicating such descent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic matronymic1794 metronymic1868 metronym1904 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 45 Men..were..named..sometimes by matronymics, as Anson, Nelson, &c. 1817 H. T. Colebrooke in tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 30 (note) Arjuna, surnamed Párt'ha: his matronymic from Prĭt'há. 1888 G. de Berneval in Notes & Queries 7 Jan. 14/1 The Spanish custom of appending the matronymic. 1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar (1966) vi. 110 The garrison noted with satisfaction that his matronymic, Caridad (‘Care’), seemed providential. 1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae xvi. 437 Raoule de Vénéraude, a corrupted matronymic indicating her descent from Venus in the century of syphilis. b. An affix used to form such a name. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > surname > matronymic > suffix matronymic1874 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > suffix > specific matronymic1874 diminutival1879 1874 I. Taylor Etruscan Res. 223 Aul, a form which may exactly represent the sound of the Etruscan matronymic -al. B. adj. Designating a name derived from a mother or maternal ancestor; relating to or involving the use of matronymics. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > relating to a surname > matronymic matronymic1874 tecnonymous1888 metronymic1896 1874 I. Taylor Etruscan Res. 224 The Etruscan matronymic suffix is occasionally -nal instead of -al. 1919 Amer. Anthropologist 21 28 The sib..excludes one half of the blood-kindred—the father's side of the family in matronymic, the mother's side in patronymic societies. 1963 J. A. Hostetler Amish Society vi. 142 Name differentiation is achieved by abbreviation, by using physical traits of the person,..by the practice of matronymic and patronymic naming of children, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1794
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