noemer

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From noemen (to name, call) +‎ -er (-er).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnumər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: noe‧mer
  • Rhymes: -umər

Noun[edit]

noemer m (plural noemers, diminutive noemertje n)

  1. (arithmetic) The denominator, the number or expression written below the line in a fraction, by which the numerator above is to be divided.
    Antonym: teller
    Je kunt alleen breuken met gelijke noemers optellen.
    You can only add fractions with identical denominators.
  2. A term, moniker, name.
    De schrijvers waren onder één noemer actief.
    The writer operated under a single moniker.
  3. (obsolete, grammar) A word in the nominative case.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: noemer
  • Indonesian: pênyêbut ((arithmetic) denominator) (semantic loan)

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