num

See also Num., and núm

English

Abbreviation

num

1. number

Anagrams

• mun

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Anglo-Norman

Alternative forms

• nom
• non
• noum
• noun
• nun

Etymology

Latin nōmen

Noun

num m. (oblique plural nums, nominative singular nums, nominative plural num)

1. name

Descendants

• English: noun

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /num/

Adverb

num

1. (in a direct question) a particle expecting a negation

   Num Sparta insula est? — Sparta non est insula!

   Is Sparta an island? — Sparta is not an island.

2. (in an indirect question) whether

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Portuguese

Contraction

num (f: numa)

1. Contraction of em um (“in a”).
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 400:

     Não devia estar num quarto particular?

     Shouldn't he be in a private room?

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“name”).

Noun

num m. (plural nums)

1. name