autonymとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From auto- (“self”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɔːtənɪm/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/, /ˈɑdn̩ɪm/ (without the cot–caught merger)

名詞

autonym (plural autonyms)

1. (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.

   Near-synonym: type variety

2. (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.

   Synonyms: endonym, selfname

   Antonyms: exonym, xenonym

   Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans.

3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.

   Synonyms: orthonym, alethonym

   Antonyms: pseudonym; allonym; alias; pen name, nom de plume, nom de clavier, nom de Web; stage name; nom de guerre

   • 1900, Mr. Barnwell, “Cataloging Roundtable”, in Library Journal, page 157:

     As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym let the autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.

4. A work published under the author's true name.

   Antonym: allonym

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参照

• “autonym”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.