onomatope

English

Etymology

Irregular back-formation from onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒnəmətəʊp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnəmətoʊp/

Noun

onomatope (plural onomatopes)

1. (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.
   • 1892 January 1, “Notes and News”, in Science‎^[1], volume 19, number 465, page 3:

     Some of the onomatopes were given with the notations of their respective sounds as they appear to the Indian ear; thus, the sound of the plane and drawing-knife (s-s-s) becomes the root sⁱu […]

Synonyms

• ideophone