número

See also: numero, numéro, numeró, numerò, and nümeró

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin numerus. Compare nombre, an inherited doublet.

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mə.ɾo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mə.ɾu/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.me.ɾo/

NounEdit

número m (plural números)

1. digit, numeral, number
2. number, sequence of digits

See alsoEdit

• nombre

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin numerus.

NounEdit

número m (plural números)

1. digit, numeral, number
2. number, a sequence of digits

   número de teléfono

   telephone number

3. quantity, count
4. issue (of a periodical)
5. (grammar) number (singular or plural)

SynonymsEdit

• (digit): cifra

Related termsEdit

• numeroso

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PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• numero (obsolete)
• númmero (obsolete, rare)
• nummero (obsolete, uncommon)

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin numerus, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mɨ.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: nú‧me‧ro

NounEdit

número m (plural números)

1. number (counting)
2. issue (of a magazine)
3. size (in shoes)
4. number; act (entertainment)

QuotationsEdit

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:número.

Related termsEdit

• numeroso

AbbreviationEdit

• nº

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin numerus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumeɾo/
• Hyphenation: nú‧me‧ro

NounEdit

número m (plural números)

1. number (counting)
2. musical number
3. (grammar) number
4. (colloquial) spectacle
5. (military) man, soldier

AbbreviationEdit

• nº
• núm.

Related termsEdit

• número entero
• numeroso
• numerar

DescendantsEdit

• Hiligaynon: numero
• Tagalog: numero

Further readingEdit

• “número” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.