benennen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German benennen, from Old High German *binemnen. Equivalent to be- +‎ nennen. Cognate with Old Saxon binemnian, Old English benemnan. Compare English bename, Dutch benoemen, Swedish benämna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈnɛnən/
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Verb

benennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present benennt, past tense benannte, past participle benannt, past subjunctive benennte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to name, give a name to
    Synonym: einen Namen geben
    Du musst dein neu erfundenes Gericht noch benennen.
    You still have to name your newly invented dish.
  2. (transitive) to name (after), name (for)
    Es ist gebräuchlich, Kinder nach ihren Großeltern zu benennen.
    It is customary to name children after their grandparents.
    Das Dorf wurde nach seinem Gründer benannt.
    The village was named after its founder.
  3. (transitive) to call
    Synonym: nennen
    Schon in einer Urkunde aus dem Jahr 880 wird der Bach mit diesem Namen benannt.
    The brook is already called by this name in a document from the year 880.
  4. (transitive) to designate, denominate, nominate
    Synonyms: nennen, angeben, aufstellen
    Ich habe dich als Kontaktperson benannt.
    I’ve given you as my contact person.
    Jede Partei kann einen Kandidaten benennen.
    Every party can nominate one candidate.
  5. (transitive) to address, identify (a problem etc.)
    Synonyms: ansprechen, eingehen auf, beim Namen nennen, zur Sprache bringen, thematisieren
    Wir müssen die Gründe für unser Scheitern klar benennen.
    We must clearly address the reasons for our failure.

Usage notes

  • Benennen can never have ditransitive construction (as in “to call someone something”). For this use the simplex nennen.

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Further reading

  • benennen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • benennen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • benennen” in Duden online
  • benennen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From be- +‎ nennen.

Verb

benennen (third-person singular present benennt, past participle benannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to name

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive benennen
participle benannt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular benennen
2nd singular benenns benenn
3rd singular benennt
1st plural benennen
2nd plural benennt benennt
3rd plural benennen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.