nome
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəʊm/
- (General American) enPR: nōm, IPA(key): /noʊm/
- Rhymes: -əʊm, -oʊm
- Homophones: Nome, gnome
Etymology 1 edit
From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “I divide”). Doublet of nomos.
Noun edit
nome (plural nomes)
- A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
- Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.
- A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
- 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
- Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt.
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos), from νέμω (némō, “I divide”). Differs from Etymology 1 in the position of Ancient Greek accent, though from the same root.
Noun edit
nome (plural nomes)
- A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
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Etymology 3 edit
Contraction.
Interjection edit
nome
- (US, regional) Alternative form of no'm (“no ma'am”)
- 1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 7:
- Mother said, “Is he cold, Versh.”
“Nome.” Versh said.
Etymology 4 edit
The sense "term" is from French -nôme, second element of binôme etc., again from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós) here in its sense "division". The name of the special function may be identical or may be an independent borrowing from the Greek.[1]
Noun edit
nome
- (mathematics, obsolete) A term in an algebraic expression.
- (mathematics) A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Nome (melody) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
- Nome (Egypt) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Aragonese edit
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nome
Asturian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun edit
nome m (plural nomes)
Synonyms edit
- (noun): sustantivu
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Bavarian edit
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nome
References edit
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
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nome
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese nome, from Latin nōmen, nōminis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nome m (plural nomes)
- name
- (grammar) a noun, a substantive or adjective
- Synonyms: nome común, nome propio
- (figuratively) fame, renown
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References edit
- “nome” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nome” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nome” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nome” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nome” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Istro-Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Compare Romanian nume.
Noun edit
nome (definite nomelu)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nome m (plural nomi)
- name
- first name
- Synonyms: nome di battesimo, prenome
- name, reputation
- Synonyms: reputazione, fama
- (grammar) noun
Hyponyms edit
- (noun): nome aggettivo = aggettivo, nome sostantivo = sostantivo
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See also edit
- (parts of speech) parte del discorso; aggettivo, articolo, avverbio, congiunzione, interiezione/interjezione, nome, nome aggettivo, nome sostantivo, numero, particella, preposizione, pronome, sostantivo, verbo (Category: it:Parts of speech)
References edit
- ^ nome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Leonese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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nome m (plural nomes)
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Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English noma, variant of nama.
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nome (plural nomes)
- Alternative form of name
Mirandese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
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nome m (plural nomes)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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nome
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nome m
- name
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 111 (facsimile):
- […] Loado ſeia ſeu Nome.
- […] may his Name be praised.
- […] Loado ſeia ſeu Nome.
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese nome, from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nome m (plural nomes)
- name (word or phrase which identifies an individual person, place, class, or thing)
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 264:
- [...] e as letras do seu nome se rearrumaram.
- [...] and the letters of his name rearranged themselves.
- name (what somebody is known for)
- Preciso limpar meu nome.
- I must clear my name.
- (grammar) noun
- insult
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:nome.
Synonyms edit
- (word indicating something): denominação
- (reputation): reputação
- (noun): substantivo
Derived terms edit
- conhecer de nome
- de nome
- em nome de
- nome científico
- nome civil
- nome comercial
- nome comum
- nome de família
- nome de guerra
- nome do pai
- nome popular
- nome próprio
- nomezinho (diminutive), nominho (diminutive)
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Further reading edit
- “nome”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014