onomatopoeia
pronunciation
How to pronounce onomatopoeia in British English:
UK [ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpi:ə]
How to pronounce onomatopoeia in American English:
US [ˌɑnəˌmætəˈpiə]
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- Noun:
- using words that imitate the sound they denote
Word Origin
- onomatopoeia (n.)
- 1570s, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Greek onomatopoiia "the making of a name or word" (in imitation of a sound associated with the thing being named), from onomatopoios, from onoma (genitive onomatos) "word, name" (see name (n.)) + a derivative of poiein "compose, make" (see poet). Related: Onomatopoeic; onomatopoeial.
Example
- 1. Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia .
- 2. Now complete the sentences below with the appropriate onomatopoeia .
- 3. Do you think that onomatopoeia indicates a non-arbitrary relationship between form and meaning ?
- 4. The monosyllabic and disyllabic inputs of modern mandarin onomatopoeia : an ot perspective .
- 5. Semantic analysis of the korean onomatopoeia and mimetic words based on vowel gradation and consonant alternation .