nennen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną. Cognate with Hunsrik nenne, Swedish nämna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛnən/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. (transitive) to name; to give a name to (someone); to call (someone something)
2. (transitive) to call (someone or something by some name or title)
3. (transitive) to mention
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 64–65:

     Namen wurden in diesen Berichten nicht genannt, und in dieser Anonymität der Leistungen lag eine besondere entsagungsvolle Größe.

     Names were not mentioned in these reports and in this anonymity of the achievements was a particular sacrificing greatness.

4. (transitive) to call out; to give (e.g. some request)
5. (reflexive) to be called; to be named; to go by some name

Derived terms

Derived terms

• benennen
• ernennen
• nennbar
• Nennbetrag
• nennenswert

• Nenner
• Nennform
• Nenngeld
• Nennleistung
• Nennonkel

• Nenntante
• Nennung
• Nennwert
• umbenennen
• umnennen

Further reading

• “nennen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German nemnen. Cognate with German nennen and Swedish nämna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnænən/
• Rhymes: -ænən

Verb

nennen (third-person singular present nennt, past participle genannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to name

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	nennen
participle	genannt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	nennen	—
2nd singular	nenns	nenn
3rd singular	nennt	—
1st plural	nennen	—
2nd plural	nennt	nennt
3rd plural	nennen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• benennen
• ernennen
• vernennen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nemnen, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną.

Verb

nennen

1. (transitive) to name; to give a name to (someone)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “nennen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nennen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French nez

Noun

nennen

1. nose

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français