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Definition of Patronymics
1. patronymic [n] - See also: patronymic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patronymics
Literary usage of Patronymics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Greek Etymology by Georg Curtius (1886)
"patronymics in -Sa. The most common kind of patronymics, those in -Sa nom. ...
634 I i'.. ie the Aeolic patronymics in a-Sto-s like ..."
2. A Grammar of the Greek Language by Benjamin Franklin Fisk (1830)
"I. patronymics. 1. Masculine patronymics are derived from the genitive singular
of their ... Feminine patronymics end in Ig, ag, rjl'g, lvr¡, or шщ. ..."
3. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1880)
"... supposed to be descended from a common ancestor names 0 r * Clann, and or
eponymus, and they were distinguished from each other by their patronymics, ..."
4. The English Language by Robert Gordon Latham (1855)
"CHAPTER V. patronymics. § 338. IN the Greek language the notion of lineal descent,
... Is there anything in English corresponding to the Greek patronymics ? ..."
5. Collections by CT Historical Society (1901)
"INDIAN patronymics. We have so long been familiar with the names of the neigh-
mountains, streams and lakes that we seldom pause to inquire concerning their ..."
6. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"—Primitive patronymics.—Combinations.—Names in connection with Professions.—Names
of Ships.—Pigs and Pig-stealing.—Invitation to Tea. May 28. ..."
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