Skura named her son after the eponymous ancestor of the Ayt Yanni tribe in Kabylie, Algeria.
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Eponymous
//ɪˈpɒnɪməs//
Synonyms for "eponymous" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (1)
Adjective(1 words)
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Translations
30 translations across 19 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- epònim adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Danish
1 entries- navngivende adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Dutch
3 entries- eponiem adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- gelijknamig adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- naamgevend adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Finnish
3 entries- eponyyminen adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- mukaan nimetty adj (of a thing: named after a person or entity)
- samanniminen adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
French
1 entries- éponyme adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
German
3 entries- eponymisch adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- gleichnamig adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- namensgebend adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Greek
3 entries- επιλέγω adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- επιλεγόμενος adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- επωνυμικός adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Hebrew
2 entries- אֶפּוֹנִים adj (of a thing: named after a person or entity)
- אֶפּוֹנִימִי adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Hungarian
2 entries- azonos nevű/című adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- névadó adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Irish
1 entries- eapainmneach adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Italian
1 entries- eponimo adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Polish
2 entries- eponimiczny adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
- tytułowy adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Portuguese
1 entries- epónimo adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Romanian
1 entries- eponim adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Russian
1 entries- одноимённый adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Spanish
1 entries- epónimo adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Swedish
1 entries- självbetitlad adj (of a thing: named after a person or entity)
Ukrainian
1 entries- однойме́нний adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Welsh
1 entries- eponymaidd adj (of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The name Gaia for planet Earth was coined by the scientist James Lovelock from the eponymous Greek goddess.
Source: tatoeba (11188304)
"Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" is the fifth installment of the successful 20-year-old spy franchise, based on the iconic, eponymous 1960s TV series. With 53-year-old Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise still at the helm, the intelligent thriller offers an excellent plot and breathtaking action.
Source: tatoeba (12197239)
Syndromes are often named after the physician or group of physicians who discovered them or initially described the full clinical picture. Such eponymous syndrome names are examples of medical eponyms. Recently, there has been a shift towards naming conditions descriptively (by symptoms or underlying cause) rather than eponymously, but the eponymous syndrome names often persist in common usage.
Source: tatoeba (12313733)
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