denominar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnōmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.nu.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.no.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [de.no.miˈnaɾ]

Verb

denominar (first-person singular present denomino, first-person singular preterite denominí, past participle denominat)

1. to name, call

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denominar (first conjugation)

infinitive			denominar
gerund			denominant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		denominat		denominada
		plural		denominats		denominades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	denomino	denomines	denomina	denominem	denomineu	denominen
	imperfect	denominava	denominaves	denominava	denominàvem	denominàveu	denominaven
	future	denominaré	denominaràs	denominarà	denominarem	denominareu	denominaran
	preterite	denominí	denominares	denominà	denominàrem	denominàreu	denominaren
	conditional	denominaria	denominaries	denominaria	denominaríem	denominaríeu	denominarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	denomini	denominis	denomini	denominem	denomineu	denominin
	imperfect	denominés	denominessis	denominés	denominéssim	denominéssiu	denominessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	denomina	denomini	denominem	denomineu	denominin
	negative (no)	—	no denominis	no denomini	no denominem	no denomineu	no denominin

Related terms

• denominació
• nominar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnōmināre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.no.miˈna(ʁ)/ [de.no.miˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.no.miˈna(ʁ)/ [de.no.miˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.no.miˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.no.miˈna(ʁ)/ [de.no.miˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.no.miˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nu.miˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nu.miˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.nu.miˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧no‧mi‧nar

Verb

denominar (first-person singular present denomino, first-person singular preterite denominei, past participle denominado)

1. to call, name, denominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denominar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	denominar
Personal	denominar	denominares	denominar	denominarmos	denominardes	denominarem
Gerund
	denominando
Past participle
Masculine	denominado			denominados
Feminine	denominada			denominadas
Indicative
Present	denomino	denominas	denomina	denominamos	denominais	denominam
Imperfect	denominava	denominavas	denominava	denominávamos	denomináveis	denominavam
Preterite	denominei	denominaste	denominou	denominamos1, denominámos2	denominastes	denominaram
Pluperfect	denominara	denominaras	denominara	denomináramos	denomináreis	denominaram
Future	denominarei	denominarás	denominará	denominaremos	denominareis	denominarão
Conditional	denominaria	denominarias	denominaria	denominaríamos	denominaríeis	denominariam
Subjunctive
Present	denomine	denomines	denomine	denominemos	denomineis	denominem
Imperfect	denominasse	denominasses	denominasse	denominássemos	denominásseis	denominassem
Future	denominar	denominares	denominar	denominarmos	denominardes	denominarem
Imperative
Affirmative		denomina	denomine	denominemos	denominai	denominem
Negative (não)		não denomines	não denomine	não denominemos	não denomineis	não denominem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• denominação
• nominar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēnōmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /denomiˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.no.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧no‧mi‧nar

Verb

denominar (first-person singular present denomino, first-person singular preterite denominé, past participle denominado)

1. to name; to call; to designate

   Soy lo que se podría denominar un egoísta.

   I am what one could call an egoist.

   Odio cualquier lugar que se podría denominar romántica.

   I hate any place that one could call romantic.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of denominar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			denominar
gerund			denominando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		denominado		denominada
		plural		denominados		denominadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	denomino	denominastú denominásvos	denomina	denominamos	denomináis	denominan
	imperfect	denominaba	denominabas	denominaba	denominábamos	denominabais	denominaban
	preterite	denominé	denominaste	denominó	denominamos	denominasteis	denominaron
	future	denominaré	denominarás	denominará	denominaremos	denominaréis	denominarán
	conditional	denominaría	denominarías	denominaría	denominaríamos	denominaríais	denominarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	denomine	denominestú denominésvos2	denomine	denominemos	denominéis	denominen
	imperfect (ra)	denominara	denominaras	denominara	denomináramos	denominarais	denominaran
	imperfect (se)	denominase	denominases	denominase	denominásemos	denominaseis	denominasen
	future1	denominare	denominares	denominare	denomináremos	denominareis	denominaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		denominatú denominávos	denomine	denominemos	denominad	denominen
	negative		no denomines	no denomine	no denominemos	no denominéis	no denominen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of denominar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive denominar
	dative	denominarme	denominarte	denominarle, denominarse	denominarnos	denominaros	denominarles, denominarse
	accusative	denominarme	denominarte	denominarlo, denominarla, denominarse	denominarnos	denominaros	denominarlos, denominarlas, denominarse
with gerund denominando
	dative	denominándome	denominándote	denominándole, denominándose	denominándonos	denominándoos	denominándoles, denominándose
	accusative	denominándome	denominándote	denominándolo, denominándola, denominándose	denominándonos	denominándoos	denominándolos, denominándolas, denominándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative denomina
	dative	denomíname	denomínate	denomínale	denomínanos	not used	denomínales
	accusative	denomíname	denomínate	denomínalo, denomínala	denomínanos	not used	denomínalos, denomínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative denominá
	dative	denominame	denominate	denominale	denominanos	not used	denominales
	accusative	denominame	denominate	denominalo, denominala	denominanos	not used	denominalos, denominalas
with formal second-person singular imperative denomine
	dative	denomíneme	not used	denomínele, denomínese	denomínenos	not used	denomíneles
	accusative	denomíneme	not used	denomínelo, denomínela, denomínese	denomínenos	not used	denomínelos, denomínelas
with first-person plural imperative denominemos
	dative	not used	denominémoste	denominémosle	denominémonos	denominémoos	denominémosles
	accusative	not used	denominémoste	denominémoslo, denominémosla	denominémonos	denominémoos	denominémoslos, denominémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative denominad
	dative	denominadme	not used	denominadle	denominadnos	denominaos	denominadles
	accusative	denominadme	not used	denominadlo, denominadla	denominadnos	denominaos	denominadlos, denominadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative denominen
	dative	denomínenme	not used	denomínenle	denomínennos	not used	denomínenles, denomínense
	accusative	denomínenme	not used	denomínenlo, denomínenla	denomínennos	not used	denomínenlos, denomínenlas, denomínense

Derived terms

• autodenominarse

 

Related terms

• denominación
• nominar

 

Further reading

• “denominar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014