eponiem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French éponyme or English eponymous, eponym, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnumos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.poːˈnim/

• eponiem:

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• Hyphenation: epo‧niem
• Rhymes: -im

Adjective

eponiem (not comparable)

1. eponymous

Inflection

Declension of eponiem
uninflected	eponiem
inflected	eponieme
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		eponiem
indefinite	m./f. sing.	eponieme
	n. sing.	eponiem
	plural	eponieme
definite		eponieme
partitive		eponiems

Noun

eponiem n (plural eponiemen, diminutive eponiempje n)

1. eponym (subject whose name is metonymically associated with something)

Synonyms

• naamgever

Related terms

• eponymie