[ˈnoː.mɛn], [ˈnɔː.men]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *nōmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). The long ō (and spurious g in compounds) is from false association with gnōscō (“know, recognize”). In the grammatical sense of “noun”, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma).
Cognate with Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Tocharian A ñom, Old Irish ainmm, Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę), Old English nama (English name). Doublet of onoma.
- declension-3name
- abbreviation, alt-of, declension-3, historicalshort for nomen gentile, nomen, the family name in a Roman name, indicating the person's gens
- declension-3title
- declension-3, form-of, inclusive, nounnoun, inclusive of substantives, adjectives, pronouns, articles, and numerals
“Tum videbit, ad quem hoc pertinet, quot et quae partes orationis; quanquam de numero parum convenit. Veteres enim, quorum fuerunt Aristoteles quoque atque Theodectes, verba modo et nomina et convincti” — He, whom this matter shall concern, will then understand how many parts of speech there are and what they are, though as to their number, writers are by no means agreed. For the more ancient, among wh
- declension-3, figurativelydebt, particularly a written bond or item of debt
- declension-3, figuratively, metonymicallypeople, race
- declension-3, figurativelyfame, renown
- declension-3, figurativelyreputation, good name
Formsnōmen(canonical, neuter) · nōminis(genitive) · nōmen(nominative, singular) · nōmina(nominative, plural) · nōminis(genitive, singular) · nōminum(genitive, plural) · nōminī(dative, singular) · nōminibus(dative, plural) · nōmen(accusative, singular) · nōmina(accusative, plural) · nōmine(ablative, singular) · nōminibus(ablative, plural) · nōmen(singular, vocative) · nōmina(plural, vocative)