see|Eponym
wikipedia
was wotd|2006|November|18
English
Etymology
From Gr. term|scGrek|εÏÏνÏ
μοÏ|trepá¹nymos from Ãolic term|scGrek|εÏί|trepÃ||upon, to + term|Ïνομα|tr=ónoma||name. See term|-onym.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËÉpÉnɪm/
audio|en-us-eponym.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- A person whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity.
- A word formed from a personâs name, e.g. stentorian after the Greek herald Stentor.
- The hero of a book, film etc. having the characterâs name as its title, e.g. w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe.
- context|healthcare A condition, disease or disorder named after a particular clinician or patient, e.g. Alzheimer's Disease|Alzheimerâs Disease, named after the neurologist w:Alois Alzheimer|Alois Alzheimer.
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Usage notes
In strict usage, eponym refers to the original name upon which a word is based, and not to the word derived from that name. Ignoring capitalization issues, the term has also come to refer to the thing so named.
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Derived terms
eponymous
Translations
trans-top|person whose name is associated with something
Bulgarian: епоним m
Dutch: t|nl|eponiem n
French: t|fr|éponyme|m
German: Namensgeber m
Italian: t|it|eponimo|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|åç¥|sc=Jpan
ttbc|Portuguese: t-|pt|epônimo|m
Russian: Ñпоним m
Spanish: t+|es|epónimo|m
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trans-top|word formed from a personâs name
Bulgarian: епоним m
Dutch: t|nl|eponiem n
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German: t-|de|Eponym|n
Italian: t|it|eponimo|m
ttbc|Portuguese: t-|pt|epônimo|m
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trans-top|hero of a work titled after the hero
Dutch: t|nl|eponiem n
ttbc|Portuguese: t-|pt|epônimo|m
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trans-top|healthcare: A condition, disease or disorder named after a particular clinician or patient
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