Nomen proprium

See also: nomen proprium

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nomen proprium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nomen proprium n (strong, genitive Nomen proprium, plural Nomina propria)

1. (linguistics) Synonym of Eigenname

Declension

Declension of Nomen proprium [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nomen proprium	die	Nomina propria
genitive	eines	des	Nomen proprium	der	Nomina propria
dative	einem	dem	Nomen proprium	den	Nomina propria
accusative	ein	das	Nomen proprium	die	Nomina propria

Further reading

• “Nomen proprium” in Duden online
• “Nomen proprium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache