Homeonym
A homeonym (or Homoionym , from Gr. Ὁμοῖος, ὅμοιος , similar and ὄνομα, ὄνυμα , name) is a word that is similar in meaning, spelling or pronunciation to another word.
Similarity in word meaning
When two words have the same meaning and are interchangeable in any context, they are called total, strict, or pure synonyms . If the meaning is only similar but not the same, it is called homeonymy or partial synonymy .
Generic terms ( hyperonyms ) and sub-terms ( hyponyms ) represent a special case of homeonymy .
Examples
- Total synonyms: helicopter - helicopter, orange - orange
- Partial synonyms: butcher - butcher - butcher, head - head
- Hyperonym and hyponym: car - car, cat - house cat
Similarity in spelling or pronunciation
When two words have the same spelling, they are called homographs , a subclass of homonyms . If the pronunciation is the same, they are called homophones . If the spelling or pronunciation is just similar, they are called homeonyms . Homonyms, homophones and homeonyms are a source of misunderstandings but also of jokes and puns . (See also: tea kettle .)
Examples
- Homonyms (of the same gender): the lock (building) - the lock (security device)
- Homonyms (of different sex): the lake - the lake
- Homeonyms (with the same word sound = homophone): Mohr - Moor, French : l'attente (waiting) - la tante (the aunt) - la tente (the tent)
- Homeonyms (with a similar word sound): driver - pastor, (Herr) Schmidt - (the) smith
literature
- Hadumod Bußmann (Ed.) With the collaboration of Hartmut Lauffer: Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft. 4th, revised and bibliographically supplemented edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-520-45204-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden - The Foreign Dictionary, 10th edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-411-04060-5