‖ oˌnomatopoˈësis
(-pəʊˈiːsɪs)
Also -poiesis.
[mod. a. Gr. ὀνοµατοποίησις the making of a name, f. ὀνοµατοποιέ-ειν to make or coin names.]
The naming of a thing, etc., from the sound associated with it; onomatopœia.
| 1864 Max Müller Sci. Lang. Ser. ii. (1868) ii. 63 This is one of the secrets of onomatopoësis, or name-poetry, that each name should express, not the most important or specific quality, but that which strikes our fancy. 1878 tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XIV. 586 It is also certain that speech is learned only by onomatopoësis. |