epónimo

See also: eponimo and epônimo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• epônimo (Brazil)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.ni.mu/

Adjective

epónimo (feminine epónima, masculine plural epónimos, feminine plural epónimas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. eponymous (relating to the person after which something is named)

Noun

epónimo m (plural epónimos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. eponym (name of a person that has given rise to the name of something)
2. eponym (word formed from a person’s name)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈponimo/ [eˈpo.ni.mo]
• Rhymes: -onimo
• Syllabification: e‧pó‧ni‧mo

Adjective

epónimo (feminine epónima, masculine plural epónimos, feminine plural epónimas)

1. eponymous

Noun

epónimo m (plural epónimos)

1. eponym

Further reading

• “epónimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28