acronym

(Englisch)

Noun

1. An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
2. An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
3. An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").

Verb

To form into an acronym.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from German Akronym, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, peak”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to acro- (“high; beginning”) + -onym (“name”). Modelled after Homonym and Synonym, first attested in German in the early 1900s and in English in 1940.

Konzepte

Akronym

Abkürzung

Anfangsbuchstabe

Initiale

Kurzwort

Acronym

Initialwort

Abkürzungi

Synonyme

abbreviation

initialism

initial

letterword

Übersetzungen

acronyme

acrónimo

acroniem

acronimo

sigla

akronim

acrònim

acrónimo

skrótowiec

letterwoord

acrograma

acrônimo

ακρωνύμιο

sigla

sigla

Sätze

Barco is an acronym that originally stood for Belgian American Radio Corporation .

Barco ist eine Akronym, die ursprünglich für die belgische American Radio Corporation stand.