nomear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nomẽar, nomear from Latin nōmināre, present active infinitive of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Compare nominar, a borrowed doublet.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌnu.mi.ˈaɾ/, /ˌnu.ˈmjaɾ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌno.mi.ˈa(ɹ)/, /ˌno.ˈmja(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌno.me.ˈa(ɻ)/, /ˌno.ˈmja(ɻ)/

Verb

1. to name (give a name to)

   Synonyms: chamar, denominar, designar, nominar

2. to nominate (name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position)

   Synonym: indicar

   Antonym: desnomear

3. to entitle (give a title to)

   Synonym: intitular

4. to elect (choose a candidate in an election)

   Synonyms: eleger, escolher

5. to name (publicly implicate)

Related terms

• nome
• nomeação
• nomeado
• nomeador
• nomeadura
• nomeante
• nomeável
• nomeio