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patronymic

Adjective CEFR B2
ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk

Definitions

  1. Derived from one's father.
    not-comparable
  2. Derived from one's ancestors.
    broadly, not-comparable

Equivalents

Españolpatronímico
Françaispatronymique
Deutschpatronymisch
7 more languages
Češtinapatronymický
Ελληνικάπατρωνυμικός
हिन्दी-एरा
Italianopatronimico
Latinapatronymicus
Portuguêspatronímico
Русскийотчество

Examples

“a patronymic denomination”
“I proposed to her that we give⟳ our first-born baby a patronymic name⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

patronymical patsoc pattable patté pattée pattened

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