A new 'nym word for me. It also goes by the very rare ethnicon.
This one means the name of a people or a group.
As in, if you are from a certain city, you are a (fill in the blank).
Moscow - Muscovite
Paris - Parisian
London - Londoner
Glasgow - Glaswegian
I like the ones, like Glasgow, that don't fit a standard pattern. Anyone care to share their favorites?
What do you call someone from Timbuktu, for example?
Ethnonym
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Are things working for you , slava?
Your post here is blank.
Your post here is blank.
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Yep, bits and pieces are working, but not well.Are things working for you , slava?
Your post here is blank.
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Presuming that is a reply to my question: the box is still blank.
Did you get the PM I sent earlier? With the email address?
Did you get the PM I sent earlier? With the email address?
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Nope, never saw that one.Presuming that is a reply to my question: the box is still blank.
Did you get the PM I sent earlier? With the email address?
A few hours later: yes, I got it and sent you a message at the address you gave.
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Liverpool - Liverpudlian, ScouserMoscow - Muscovite
Paris - Parisian
London - Londoner
Glasgow - Glaswegian
I like the ones, like Glasgow, that don't fit a standard pattern. Anyone care to share their favorites?
Manchester - Mancunian
Birmingham - Brummie
Aberdeen - Aberdonian
Shropshire - Salopian
Naples - Neapolitan
Los Angeles - Angeleno
Philippines - Filipino
Flanders - Flemish
Bourges - Bourgeois?
[= colloquial]
Tombouctois, I think.What do you call someone from Timbuktu, for example?
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Thanks for those fun ones, Audiendus. I should have known there would be good ones from the UK.
It looks like you're right about Timbuktu people, too.
It looks like you're right about Timbuktu people, too.
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Hey, slava, I see you posted.
Still can't see it, but I'm still here.
Still can't see it, but I'm still here.
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