nombre

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word nombre. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word nombre, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say nombre in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word nombre you have here. The definition of the word nombre will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnombre, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: nombré

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Navarro-Aragonese nombre, from Latin nōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

  1. name

References

  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “nombre”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
  • “nombre”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

Verb

nombre

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan nombre, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

  1. number, quantity

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

Inherited from Old French nombre, nonbre, from Latin numerus. Doublet of numéro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ̃bʁ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Paris, France)(file)
  • Audio (Vosges, France)(file)
  • Audio (Lyon, France)(file)
  • Audio (Canton du Valais, Switzerland)(file)
  • Audio (Lausanne, Switzerland)(file)
  • Audio (Shawinigan, Canada)(file)

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

  1. number

Usage notes

The word nombre refers to a quantity or a mathematical concept, e.g. a number of items in a set, real numbers, complex numbers, etc., while its doublet numéro refers to a label made of digits, e.g. a rank, a jersey number, a phone number or a winning lottery number.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish nomre, nomne, Latin nōmen.

Noun

nombre m (Latin spelling)

  1. name

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman noumbre and Old French nonbre, from Latin numerus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnumbər/, /ˈnumbrə/, (Northern) /ˈnumər/

Noun

nombre (plural nombres)

  1. A number (entity used to describe quantity)
    1. A digit (written representation of a number).
    2. A count; the enumeration or measurement of a quantity.
  2. A group or quantity (especially if large or in totality)
  3. A shape; a geometrical figure.
  4. Arithmetic; mathematics; the study of numbers.
  5. (grammar) Grammatical number
  6. (rare) A list or enumeration of items.
Related terms
Descendants
  • English: number (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: nummer
References

Etymology 2

Verb

nombre

  1. Alternative form of nombren

Navarro-Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

nombre m

  1. name
    • 14th c., Crónica de San Juan de la Peña:
      SEGVNT QVE HAVE / mos leydo en muytos liuros el primʳo hombŕ q̀ se poblo / en España hauia nombre Tubal, del qual yxio la ge- / na͡con d'los ybers.
      As we have read in many books, the first man to settle in Spain was named Tubal, from whom issued the race of the Iberians.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150927153309/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/bne/12937401998072638532624/ima0008.htm
  • Nagore Laín, Francho (2021) Vocabulario de la crónica de San Juan de la Peña (versión aragonesa, s. XIV), Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, page 325

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan nombre, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

  1. number, quantity

Related terms

Old French

Noun

nombre oblique singular, m (oblique plural nombres, nominative singular nombres, nominative plural nombre)

  1. Alternative form of nonbre

Spanish

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish nomre, nomne, from Latin nōmen.

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

  1. name
    Synonym: nome
    Hyponym: apellido
    ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ― What is your name?
    Mi nombre es Carlos. ― My name is Carlos.
  2. (grammar) noun
    Synonym: sustantivo
Usage notes
  • In Spanish, it is more common to use llamarse (“to be called”) to indicate someone’s name:
¿Cómo te llamas? ― What is your name? (literally, “What do you call yourself?”)
Me llamo Carlos. ― My name is Carlos. (literally, “I call myself Carlos.”)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

nombre

  1. inflection of nombrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References


Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia