overname

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ name.

Verb

overname (third-person singular simple present overnames, present participle overnaming, simple past and past participle overnamed)

  1. (obsolete) To name over or in a series; to recount.
    • The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37:
      PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...

Noun

overname (plural overnames)

  1. A surname.
  2. A nickname.

Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌnaː.mə/
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  • Hyphenation: over‧na‧me

Etymology 1

Derived from overnemen by calqueing Calque of German Übernahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name. Equivalent to over +‎ name.

Noun

overname f (plural overnamen or overnames, diminutive overnametje n)

  1. takeover
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: oorname

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

overname

  1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of overnemen

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