eponymous

eponymous
adj. \/ɪˈpɒnɪməs\/, \/eˈpɒnɪməs\/
1) (om person) som har gitt (sitt) navn til
Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome
Romulus, Romas grunnlegger, som byen er oppkalt etter
2) (om sted e.l.) som har fått navn etter en spesiell person

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  • Eponymous — E*pon y*mous, a. [Gr. ?; epi upon, to + ? for ? name.] Relating to an eponym; giving one s name to a tribe, people, country, and the like. [1913 Webster] What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings, when it is admitted that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eponymous —   [englisch/amerikanisch, ɪ pɑnɪməs; wörtlich »namengebend«], Bezeichnung für ein Album, dessen Titel mit dem Interpretennamen identisch ist …   Universal-Lexikon

  • eponymous — 1846; see EPONYM (Cf. eponym) + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • eponymous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a person) giving their name to something. 2) (of a thing) named after a particular person. ORIGIN Greek ep numos, from onoma name …   English terms dictionary

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  • eponymous — e|pon|y|mous [ıˈpɔnıməs US ıˈpa: ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: eponymos, from epi ( EPICENTER) + onyma name ] the eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name is in its title ▪ Hester, the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • eponymous — adjective technical the eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name forms its title: Hester, the book s eponymous heroine eponymously adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • eponymous — /euh pon euh meuhs/, adj. giving one s name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome. [1840 50; < Gk epónymos giving name. See EP , ONYM, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • eponymous — adjective /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ 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 …   Wiktionary

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