PATRONYMIC


Meaning of PATRONYMIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-trə-ˈni-mik ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek patronymia patronymic, from patr- + onyma name — more at name

Date: 1612

: a name derived from that of the father or a paternal ancestor usually by the addition of an affix

• patronymic adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.