-ónimo
Portuguese, suffix/ˈõ.ni.mu/
-ónimo is spelled Ó-N-I-M-O (5 letters). -ónimo is a Portuguese masculine suffix meaning “-onym” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento pospositivo de formação de palavras com sentido de nome, palavra”.
What does -ónimo mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculine-onym
suffix
- 1
masculineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of -ónimo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. elemento pospositivo de formação de palavras com sentido de nome, palavra
suffix: 1. elemento pospositivo de formação de palavras com sentido de nome, palavra
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ónimo?
- Brazil /ˈõ.ni.mu/
- Brazil /ˈo.ni.mo/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.