Eponym

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.

 References 

 External links 

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


Category:Figures of speech