LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

onomatopoeïa

onomatopoeïa f (genitive onomatopoeïae)
Classical[ɔ.nɔ.ma.tɔˈpoe̯.i.a]Ecclesiastical[o.no.ma.toˈpɛː.i.a]

Meaning

  1. rhetoriconomatopoeia (the forming of a word to resemble in sound the thing that it signifies)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeonomatopoeïaonomatopoeïae
genitiveonomatopoeïaeonomatopoeïārum
dativeonomatopoeïaeonomatopoeïīs
accusativeonomatopoeïamonomatopoeïās
ablativeonomatopoeïāonomatopoeïīs
vocativeonomatopoeïaonomatopoeïae

ŏnŏmătŏpoeïa, ae, f., = ὀνοματοποιΐα,
I. the forming of a word to resemble in sound the thing it signifies, onomatopée, Charis. p. 245 P.

Origins

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰτοποιῐ́ᾱ (onomătopoiĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • Englishonomatopoeia
  • Frenchonomatopée
  • Italianonomatopea
  • Portugueseonomatopeia
  • Spanishonomatopeya
  • Tagalogonomatopeyafrom Spanish onomatopeya

In English words that came into English from onomatopoeïa

  • onomatopoeiaonomatopoeïa

Quick answers

What does onomatopoeïa mean in Latin?
onomatopoeïa, a noun, means “onomatopoeia (the forming of a word to resemble in sound the thing that it signifies)”.
What is the genitive of onomatopoeïa?
The genitive singular is onomatopoeïae. onomatopoeïa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce onomatopoeïa?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.nɔ.ma.tɔˈpoe̯.i.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.no.ma.toˈpɛː.i.a].