Onomatopoeic

//ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk//

Synonyms for "onomatopoeic" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Adjective(1 words)
echoic
Adjective(1 words)
echoic

Strong matches (15)

Adjective(1 words)
imitative
Adjective(1 words)
imitative

Related words (25)

Adjective(2 words)
onomatopoeicalonomatopoetic

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Translations

62 translations across 24 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • onomatopeik adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • tingullimitues adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)

Catalan

1 entries
  • onomatopeic adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)

Danish

3 entries
  • lydefterlignende adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoietisk adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoietisk adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Dutch

2 entries
  • onomatopoëtisch adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoëtisch adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • onomatopea adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopea adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Faroese

2 entries
  • ljóðhermandi adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • ljóðhermandi adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Finnish

2 entries
  • onomatopoeettinen adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoeettinen adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

French

2 entries
  • onomatopéique adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopéique adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Galician

2 entries
  • onomatopeico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeico adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

German

4 entries
  • lautmalend adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • lautmalend adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • lautmalerisch adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • lautmalerisch adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Greek

2 entries
  • ηχομιμητικός adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • ηχομιμητικός adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • hangutánzó adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoétikus adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Italian

3 entries
  • fonosimbolico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeico adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Latin

1 entries
  • onomatopoēticus adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)

Manx

2 entries
  • arrish-ockleeagh adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • arrish-ockleeagh adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Polish

4 entries
  • dźwiękonaśladowczy adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • dźwiękonaśladowczy adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeiczny adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeiczny adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • onomatopaico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopaico adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeico adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Romanian

2 entries
  • onomatopeic adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopeic adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Russian

4 entries
  • звукоподража́тельный adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • ономатопический adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • ономатопический adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • ономатопоэтический adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)

Slovak

1 entries
  • onomatopoický adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)

Spanish

2 entries
  • onomatopéyico adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopéyico adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ljudhärmande adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • ljudhärmande adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoetisk adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopoetisk adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tượng thanh adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • tượng thanh adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

Welsh

2 entries
  • onomatopëig adj (of or relating to onomatopoeia)
  • onomatopëig adj (having the property of onomatopoeia)

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There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words: 1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota) 2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens 3 to write onomatopoeic words

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