nombre

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 2 Spanish 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Usage notes 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Related terms 2.4 See also

[edit] French

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[edit] Pronunciation

•  nombre^{help, file}
• IPA: /nɔ̃bʁ/ X-SAMPA: /nO~bR/

[edit] Noun

nombre m. (plural nombres)

1. number

[edit] See also

• numéro
• chiffre

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• nonbre (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

nombre m. (plural nombres)

1. name

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

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

[edit] 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, “How are you called?”)

Me llamo Carlos. — “My name is Carlos.” (Literally, “I am called Carlos.”)

[edit] Derived terms

• sobrenombre

[edit] Related terms

• ‎nombrar ‎(“‘to name’”)‎

[edit] See also

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