Eponym

eponym

Subclass of	word, name
Native label	ἐπώνῠμος
Has list	list of eponyms

De mythological Greek hero Orion be de eponym of de constellation Orion, dem show hie, den thus indirectly of de Orion spacecraft.

An eponym be a noun after wich anaa for wich sam bro anaa sam thing be, anaa e be believed to be, dem name. Adjectives dem derive from de word eponym dey include eponymous den eponymic.

Eponyms be commonly used for time periods, places, innovations, biological nomenclature, astronomical objects, works of art den media, den tribal names. Various orthographic conventions be used give eponyms.

External links

• Definitions of -nym words, at Fun-with-Words.com
• WhoNamedIt.com, a database of medical eponyms
• Eponyms explored, BBC ideas, 2019