Category:Onomatopoeia

On`o*mat`o*poe"ia, n. Etym: [l., fr. Gr. (philol.)

Defn: the formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of Speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the Thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a Goose; the crackle of fire.

Note: it has been maintained by some philologist that all primary Words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.