eponymn.

Brit.

/ˈɛpənɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌnɪm/

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος (a.) given as a name, (b.) giving one's name to a thing or person, < ἐπί upon + ὄνομα, Aeolic ὄνυμα name.

a. One who gives, or is supposed to give, his name to a people, place, or institution; e.g. among the Greeks, the heroes who were looked upon as ancestors or founders of tribes or cities. Also in Latin form eponymus.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > eponym

eponym1846

eponymist1858

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. vii. 210 Pelops is the eponym or name-giver of the Peloponnêsus.

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 481 The legendary eponymus of the district.

1876 C. Merivale Rom. Triumvirates ii. 35 An ancient patrician race, which claimed as its eponym, Julus, the son of Æneas.

1883 Q. Rev. Apr. 297 The eponymus of which [Skinner's Horse] was his bosom friend.

b. transferred. One ‘whose name is a synonym for’ something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > one whose name is a synonym for something

eponym1864

1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire v. 79 Charles [the Great]..had become, so to speak, an eponym of Empire.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 306 Theocritus, Bion and Moschus are the Eponyms of Idyllic poetry.

1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome ii. 7 Saturn becomes the eponym of all useful and humane discovery.

2. Assyriology. A functionary (called limu in Assyrian) who, like the ἄρχων ἐπώνυμος at Athens (see eponymous adj. 2), gave his name to his year of office. Also attributive, as in eponym-list, eponym-year; eponym-canon n. the record which gives the succession of these officers.

ΚΠ

1864 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies II. viii. 261 The list of eponyms obtained from the celebrated ‘Canon’.

1886 C. R. Conder Syrian Stone-lore ix. 325 The Sabeans also adopted the Assyrian system of eponyms to mark the year.

3. [ < Greek ἐπώνυμον an additional designation, cognomen] A distinguishing title.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > nickname or additional name

to-namec950

eke-name1303

surnamec1330

bynamec1374

nickname1440

addition1472

epitheton1570

by-term1579

epithet1579

agnomination1590

adjunct1598

apathaton1598

byword1598

nurse-name1605

familiar name1611

suradditiona1616

sobriquet1646

agname1652

last name1695

agnomen1809

cognomen1811

soubriquet1818

nickery1823

handle1838

cognomination1843

moniker1851

eponym1863

adname1890

tag1961

1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. 264 Jarl..was a favourite eponym.

1881 Fair Trade Cry 11 We are the modern Phœnicians, or to take a lower eponym, the Pickfords of the world.

Derivatives

epoˈnymic adj. of or pertaining to an eponym; that is an eponym.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > eponymous

eponymous1846

eponymic1863

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iv. i. 179 The region was well adapted for nursing the young strength of the eponymic colonists.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 7 Eponymic myths which account for the parentage of a tribe by turning its name into the name of an imaginary ancestor.

1883 Sat. Rev. 23 June 784 Its patron saint or eponymic hero.

eˈponymism n. the practice of accounting for names of places or peoples by referring them to supposed prehistoric eponyms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > nomenclature or terminology > [noun] > eponymic nomenclature

eponymism1858

eponymy1865

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 347 The foregoing sources of eponymism.

eˈponymist n. = 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > eponym

eponym1846

eponymist1858

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 85 Nor does he establish any relation whatever between any of the four races and any common ancestor or eponymist.

eˈponymize v. (transitive) to serve as eponym to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > serve as eponym to

eponymize1866

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Fasti Notes 236 Pallas herself eponymizes the Pali fire-worshippers.

Draft additions 1993

c. A proper name used generically; more loosely, the generic name itself, or any noun phrase of specific meaning which includes a proper name.

ΚΠ

1885 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 12 349 The very awkward dionymic eponym, Circulus Willisi.

1946 J. Dobson Anatomical Eponyms 2 A great many of the old and well-known eponyms that perpetuated the names of some of the masters of Anatomy have been successfully eliminated.

1960 G. R. Fraser Deafness with Goitre (Syndrome of Pendred) (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of London) 3 The name Pendred is suggested as a suitable eponym for this syndrome... A..study of sixty-two cases of Pendred's syndrome in forty-one sibships is described.

1982 Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 6/7 Some eponyms are euphemisms of a sort—Casanova, dunce and lush, for instance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eponym
释义	eponymn. Brit. /ˈɛpənɪm/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌnɪm/ Etymology: < ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος (a.) given as a name, (b.) giving one's name to a thing or person, < ἐπί upon + ὄνομα, Aeolic ὄνυμα name. 1. a. One who gives, or is supposed to give, his name to a people, place, or institution; e.g. among the Greeks, the heroes who were looked upon as ancestors or founders of tribes or cities. Also in Latin form eponymus. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > eponym eponym1846 eponymist1858 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. vii. 210 Pelops is the eponym or name-giver of the Peloponnêsus. 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 481 The legendary eponymus of the district. 1876 C. Merivale Rom. Triumvirates ii. 35 An ancient patrician race, which claimed as its eponym, Julus, the son of Æneas. 1883 Q. Rev. Apr. 297 The eponymus of which [Skinner's Horse] was his bosom friend. b. transferred. One ‘whose name is a synonym for’ something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > one whose name is a synonym for something eponym1864 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire v. 79 Charles [the Great]..had become, so to speak, an eponym of Empire. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 306 Theocritus, Bion and Moschus are the Eponyms of Idyllic poetry. 1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome ii. 7 Saturn becomes the eponym of all useful and humane discovery. 2. Assyriology. A functionary (called limu in Assyrian) who, like the ἄρχων ἐπώνυμος at Athens (see eponymous adj. 2), gave his name to his year of office. Also attributive, as in eponym-list, eponym-year; eponym-canon n. the record which gives the succession of these officers. ΚΠ 1864 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies II. viii. 261 The list of eponyms obtained from the celebrated ‘Canon’. 1886 C. R. Conder Syrian Stone-lore ix. 325 The Sabeans also adopted the Assyrian system of eponyms to mark the year. 3. [ < Greek ἐπώνυμον an additional designation, cognomen] A distinguishing title. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > nickname or additional name to-namec950 eke-name1303 surnamec1330 bynamec1374 nickname1440 addition1472 epitheton1570 by-term1579 epithet1579 agnomination1590 adjunct1598 apathaton1598 byword1598 nurse-name1605 familiar name1611 suradditiona1616 sobriquet1646 agname1652 last name1695 agnomen1809 cognomen1811 soubriquet1818 nickery1823 handle1838 cognomination1843 moniker1851 eponym1863 adname1890 tag1961 1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. 264 Jarl..was a favourite eponym. 1881 Fair Trade Cry 11 We are the modern Phœnicians, or to take a lower eponym, the Pickfords of the world. Derivatives epoˈnymic adj. of or pertaining to an eponym; that is an eponym. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > eponymous eponymous1846 eponymic1863 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iv. i. 179 The region was well adapted for nursing the young strength of the eponymic colonists. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 7 Eponymic myths which account for the parentage of a tribe by turning its name into the name of an imaginary ancestor. 1883 Sat. Rev. 23 June 784 Its patron saint or eponymic hero. eˈponymism n. the practice of accounting for names of places or peoples by referring them to supposed prehistoric eponyms. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > nomenclature or terminology > [noun] > eponymic nomenclature eponymism1858 eponymy1865 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 347 The foregoing sources of eponymism. eˈponymist n. = 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > namesake one with same name > eponym eponym1846 eponymist1858 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 85 Nor does he establish any relation whatever between any of the four races and any common ancestor or eponymist. eˈponymize v. (transitive) to serve as eponym to. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > serve as eponym to eponymize1866 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Fasti Notes 236 Pallas herself eponymizes the Pali fire-worshippers. Draft additions 1993 c. A proper name used generically; more loosely, the generic name itself, or any noun phrase of specific meaning which includes a proper name. ΚΠ 1885 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 12 349 The very awkward dionymic eponym, Circulus Willisi. 1946 J. Dobson Anatomical Eponyms 2 A great many of the old and well-known eponyms that perpetuated the names of some of the masters of Anatomy have been successfully eliminated. 1960 G. R. Fraser Deafness with Goitre (Syndrome of Pendred) (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of London) 3 The name Pendred is suggested as a suitable eponym for this syndrome... A..study of sixty-two cases of Pendred's syndrome in forty-one sibships is described. 1982 Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 6/7 Some eponyms are euphemisms of a sort—Casanova, dunce and lush, for instance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
随便看	to put up to his mettle to put up to market to put up to sale to put up to the hammer to put up with to put up, turn up hair to put up, turn up one's hair to put upon to put upon an issue to put upon her mettle to put upon his mettle to put upon issue to put upon record to put venture all one's eggs in one basket to put voodoo on to put water in a person's worts to put where the sun don't shine to put wise to put wise to to put with the stone to put words into a person's mouth to put years on a person to put yorkshire on one to put your heads together to put, drive, reduce, etc to the last shifts