Nummer

See also: nummer

German

Alternative forms

• Numero f or n (dated)
• Nr. (abbreviation)
• No. (dated abbreviation)

Etymology

From earlier Numero, from Italian numero, from Latin numerus (“number”). The feminine gender is probably due to the influence of Zahl (“number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊmɐ/
• Rhymes: -ʊmɐ

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Noun

Nummer f (genitive Nummer, plural Nummern, diminutive Nümmerchen n)

1. number; see usage notes below
2. issue (of a magazine, etc.)
3. (slightly informal) size (of shoes or clothes)
4. song; composition (chiefly of easy listening)
5. act; stunt; shtick
6. (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)
7. (slang) sex; an instance of sexual intercourse

Usage notes

• The German word for an abstract entity used to describe quantity, or a symbol thereof, is Zahl. A Zahl is only called a Nummer when it is used as a means of identification, e.g. in a ranking list, as a phone number, a model number, etc.

Derived terms

• auf Nummer sicher gehen
• eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden
• nummerieren
• Nummernschild
• Ordnungsnummer

Descendants

• → Danish: nummer
• → Estonian: number
• → Icelandic: númer
• → Lower Sorbian: numer
• → Norwegian: nummer
• → Polish: numer
• → Saterland Frisian: Nummer, Nuumer
• → Swedish: nummer

Further reading

• “Nummer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Nummer” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumɐ/

Noun

Nummer f (plural Nummre)

1. number

   Synonym: Numro

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Nummero

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumɐ/

Noun

Nummer f (plural Nummeren)

1. number (of identification)
2. telephone number
3. issue, edition
4. act, routine, performance
5. size (of clothing)
6. (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)

Derived terms

• Telefonsnummer

See also

• Zuel