eponym

== English == === Alternative forms === eponyme === Etymology === From Latin eponymus, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, epi-”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives and nouns). Equivalent to epi- + -nym. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛpənɪm/ === Noun === eponym (plural eponyms) A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc. Synonyms: eponymist, namesake Something that is named after a person. Synonym: namesake (sometimes proscribed) A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc. Synonym: deonym (loosely, sometimes proscribed) A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc. (archaic) Synonym of epitome, a person taken as a symbol or quintessential representative of some trait, school, etc. (archaic) Synonym of epithet, a distinguishing title. ==== Coordinate terms ==== antonomasia (using an eponym as an example of some quality) deonym (word derived from a proper noun) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:English eponyms === References === “eponym”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “eponym, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛponɪm] === Noun === eponym m inan eponym ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “eponym”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “eponym”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “eponym”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “eponym”, in Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny (in Czech), 2012–2020 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /epɔnim/, [ˈepɔnim] Rhymes: -ɔnim Hyphenation: e‧po‧nym === Noun === eponym m pers eponymous archon Synonym: eponymos eponym (a person who gave their name to something) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “eponym”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === eponym c eponym ==== Declension ====