LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

mĕtōnўmĭa

Meaning

  1. a figure by which one name is changed for another, a change of names, metonymy

mĕtōnўmĭa, ae, f., = μετωνυμία,
I. a figure by which one name is changed for another, a change of names, metonymy (pure Lat. denominatio), Paul. ex Fest. p. 153 Müll.; Charis. p. 244 P. al.

In English words that came into English from mĕtōnўmĭa

  • metonymymetonymia

Quick answers

What does mĕtōnўmĭa mean in Latin?
mĕtōnўmĭa, a noun, means “a figure by which one name is changed for another, a change of names, metonymy”.