numer

See also: númer, nùmer, and numër

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin numerus.

Noun

numer m (plural numers)

1. number

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Nummer, from Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumɛr/

Noun

numer m inan

1. number

Declension

Declension of numer

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	numer	numera	numery
Genitive	numera	numerowu	numerow
Dative	numeroju	numeroma	numeram
Accusative	numer	numera	numery
Instrumental	numerom	numeroma	numerami
Locative	numerje	numeroma	numerach

Synonyms

• cysło (literary)

Derived terms

• numerěrowaś

References

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “numer”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
• Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Masurian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish numer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnumɛr]
• Syllabification: nu‧mer

Noun

numer m inan

1. number (indicating the position of something in a list or sequence)
2. edition; number (printed edition of a magazine)
3. (humorous) creep (person whose behavior often deviates from what is considered normal in a given community)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “numer, numera?”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[3], volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 352-353

Old French

Verb

numer

1. Alternative form of nomer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of numer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		numer			avoir numé
gerund		en numant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		numant
past participle		numé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	num	numes	nume	numons	numez	nument
	imperfect	numoie, numeie, numoe, numeve	numoies, numeies, numoes, numeves	numoit, numeit, numot, numeve	numiiens, numiens	numiiez, numiez	numoient, numeient, numoent, numevent
	preterite	numai	numas	numa	numames	numastes	numerent
	future	numerai	numeras	numera	numerons	numeroiz, numereiz, numerez	numeront
	conditional	numeroie, numereie	numeroies, numereies	numeroit, numereit	numeriiens, numeriens	numeriiez, numeriez	numeroient, numereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	num	nuns	nunt	numons	numez	nument
	imperfect	numasse	numasses	numast	numissons, numissiens	numissoiz, numissez, numissiez	numassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	nume	—	numons	numez	—

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nummer. First attested in 1772.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mɛr/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mɛr/

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• Rhymes: -umɛr
• Syllabification: nu‧mer

Noun

numer m inan (diminutive numerek, related adjective numerowy, abbreviation nr)

1. number (indicating the position of something in a list or sequence)
2. number (sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items)
3. number (anything marked in such a sequence)
   1. edition; number (printed edition of a magazine)

      Synonym: zeszyt

   2. licence plate number
   3. hotel room number
4. (colloquial) stunt, trick (action that is surprising in its unusualness or cleverness)
5. (derogatory) creep (person whose behavior often deviates from what is considered normal in a given community)

   Synonyms: aparat, model, numerant

6. (colloquial) quickie (sexual intercourse in a hurry and in a place not intended for this purpose, especially with a prostitute)
7. number (element of an artistic program, e.g. a show, concert)
8. size (measurement of clothes)

   Synonym: (more common) rozmiar

   numer butów ― shoe size

9. telephone number

   Synonym: numer telefonu

Declension

Declension of numer

	singular	plural
nominative	numer	numery
genitive	numeru	numerów
dative	numerowi	numerom
accusative	numer	numery
instrumental	numerem	numerami
locative	numerze	numerach
vocative	numerze	numery

Derived terms

nouns

• numer jeden
• numer kierunkowy
• numer taktyczny
• numer wewnętrzny

 

verbs

• wybrać numer pf, wybierać numer impf
• wyciąć numer pf

 

Related terms

noun

• alfanumeryczny

 

Descendants

• → Masurian: numer

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), numer is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 6 times in scientific texts, 59 times in news, 21 times in essays, 20 times in fiction, and 14 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 120 times, making it the 503rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Further reading

• numer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• numer in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “numer”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[4]
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “numer”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[5]
• A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “numer”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[6] (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 352