Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
*namô n
- name
Inflection
The plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix. The dative plural form was apparently taken from the a-stems.
neuter an-stemDeclension of *namô (neuter an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*namô
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*namnō
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vocative
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*namô
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*namnō
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accusative
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*namô
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*namnō
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genitive
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*namniz
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*namnǫ̂
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dative
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*namni
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*namnamaz
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instrumental
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*namnē
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*namnamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *namō
- Old English: nama, noma
- Old Frisian: nama, noma
- North Frisian: nom
- Saterland Frisian: Nome
- West Frisian: namme
- Old Saxon: namo
- Old Dutch: namo
- Old High German: namo
- Middle High German: name
- Alemannic German: Naame
- Italian Walser: namä, noame, nomu, nàmund
- Bavarian: Nama, Nam, Nåm
- Cimbrian: nåm, name, naamo
- Mòcheno: nu'm
- Udinese: nome, nòmm, nome, nomat
- German: Name, Namen
- Luxembourgish: Numm
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Naame
- Yiddish: נאָמען (nomen)
- Old Norse: nafn, namn
- Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō)