What does onomatope mean?
Onomatope means (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis..
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/ˈɒnəmətəʊp/ · noun
(linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis..
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 […]
From the start, [Jean] Gabin’s voice belonged to a popular, Parisian, sociological register, with his stress on vowels (‘a’ becomes ‘âââ’), his colourful slang and onomatopes such as ‘bah !’, ‘bof !’, ‘Eeeh ben !’ (for ‘Eh bien !’ [‘well!’]).
Use onomatope when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Onomatope means (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis..
Common synonyms include ideophone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 […]
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