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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French éponyme or English eponymous, eponym, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnumos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.poːˈnim/
- Hyphenation: epo‧niem
- Rhymes: -im
Adjective
eponiem (not comparable)
- eponymous
Declension
Noun
eponiem n (plural eponiemen, diminutive eponiempje n)
- eponym (subject whose name is metonymically associated with something)
Synonyms