eponymous

English

Etymology

eponym +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/

Adjective

eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)

Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.

Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.

The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Related terms

eponym

Translations

relating to the person after which something is named

Catalan: epònim (ca) m
Danish: navngivende
Dutch: naamgevend, gelijknamig (nl)
French: éponyme (fr)
German: namensgebend
Greek: επωνυμικός (eponymikós)
Hungarian: névadó (hu)

Irish: eapainmneach
Italian: eponimo (it) m
Portuguese: epónimo
Romanian: eponim (ro)
Russian: одноимённый (ru) (odnoimjónnyj)
Spanish: eponimo m

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