oˈnomatop, -ope
(əʊˈnɒmətɒp, -təʊp)
[Abbreviated from next.]
A word formed by onomatopœia.
| 1828 in Webster. 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 70 The chances of selection in the case of onomatopes would be still greater. 1874 Goddes-Liancourt & Pincott (title) Primitive and Universal Laws of the Formation, and Development, of Language, founded on the natural basis of Onomatops. 1890 O. Crawfurd Round the Calendar 176 Names that are not mere onomatopes, like cuckoo or peewit. |