pseudonyme

Adjective

pseudonyme

1. definite of pseudonym
2. plural of pseudonym

Etymology

(First attested in 1690.) Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) + ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă, “name”) + -ος (-os), ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă) being a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

By surface analysis, pseud- +‎ -onyme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psø.dɔ.nim/

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• Homophone: pseudonymes
• Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧nyme

Adjective

pseudonyme (plural pseudonymes)

1. pseudonymous, done under a pseudonym

Noun

pseudonyme m (plural pseudonymes)

1. pseudonym

Further reading

• “pseudonyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.