homonymous
Having the same name as anotherHaving the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
» In Russian, the words for "caress, endearment" and "least weasel" are homonymous and possibly related etymologically.
В русском слова «ласка» (нежность) и «ласка» (животное) — омонимы и, возможно, родственны этимологически.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
gleichnamig, homonym
одноимённыйodnoimjónnyj, однофами́льныйodnofamílʹnyj
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to a homonym.
homonymisch
омоними́ческийomonimíčeskij, омоними́чныйomonimíčnyj
(not comparable)Having homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)
- of or related to or being homonyms
Examples
1 sentencesIn Russian, the words for "caress, endearment" and "least weasel" are homonymous and possibly related etymologically.
ruВ русском слова «ласка» (нежность) и «ласка» (животное) — омонимы и, возможно, родственны этимологически. — Ooneykcall
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁAdapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos). By surface analysis, homonym + -ous.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- of or related to or being homonyms:homonymic