nombre

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin numerus.

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

1. number, quantity

See also

• número

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French

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Etymology

From Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

• nombre

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• IPA: /nɔ̃bʁ/ X-SAMPA: /nO~bR/

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

1. number

See also

• numéro
• chiffre

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnom.bɾe/
  • Rhymes: -ombɾe

Alternative forms

• nonbre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin nōmen, nominis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥.

Noun

nombre m (plural nombres)

1. name

   ¿Cuál es tu nombre? — “What is your name?”

   Mi nombre es ‘Carlos’. — “My name is ‘Carlos’.”

Usage notes

In Spanish, it is a bit 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

• sobrenombre

Related terms

• nombrar (“to name”)

See also

• apellido (“surname”) m
• llamarse (“to be called”)

Verb

nombre (infinitive nombrar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of nombrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of nombrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of nombrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of nombrar.