-nym for Words the Same in Sing. and Pl.?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Nullopluronym ?

JL
Jesse Sheidlower <jester at PANIX.COM> wrote:
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Subject: Re: -nym for Words the Same in Sing. and Pl.?
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On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 04:40:30PM -0400, Grant Barrett wrote:
> Is there a name along the lines of synonym, eponym, retronym, etc.,
> for the category of words that have the same form whether they are
> plural or singular? I'm thinking of words like "deer" and "aircraft."

zero-derivonym?

JTS

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