onomatopoeïa

onomatopoeïa

onomatopoeïa, ae, f. (ὀνοματοποιΐα), die Bildung eines Wortes nach einem Naturlaute, wie Wiehern, Grunzen usw., Quint. 8, 6, 31. Charis. 274, 24. Beda de tropis p. 613, 29 ed. Halm.


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