overname

English

Etymology

over- +‎ name

Verb

overname (third-person singular simple present overnames, present participle overnaming, simple past and past participle overnamed)

1. (obsolete) To name over or in a series; to recount.
   • The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37:

     PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...

Noun

overname (plural overnames)

1. A surname.
2. A nickname.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vərˌnaː.mə/

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• Hyphenation: over‧na‧me

Etymology 1

Derived from overnemen by calqueing Calque of German Übernahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name. Equivalent to over +‎ name.

Noun

overname f (plural overnamen or overnames, diminutive overnametje n)

1. takeover

Derived terms

• bedrijfsovername
• overnameprijs

Descendants

• Afrikaans: oorname

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

overname

1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of overnemen

Anagrams

• name over