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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nummer n (singular definite nummeret, plural indefinite numre)

  1. number
  2. track

Declension

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Declension of nummer
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nummer nummeret numre numrene
genitive nummers nummerets numres numrenes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nommer, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus. The shift from masculine gender in Middle Dutch to neuter gender in modern Dutch is potentially due to the influence of its synonyms getal and cijfer which both have the neuter gender.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnʏ.mər/
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  • Hyphenation: num‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ʏmər

Noun

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nummer n (plural nummers, diminutive nummertje n)

  1. number used as a means of identification
  2. number (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
  3. a song or musical performance; a track
  4. issue of a publication (e.g. a magazine)
  5. number of an item on a menu; (by extension) a dish identified by such a number

Usage notes

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In Belgium, in colloquial speech and informal writing, the word often retains its historical masculine gender.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: nommer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nombru
  • Petjo: nummer
  • Caribbean Javanese: nomer
  • Indonesian: nomer
  • Sranan Tongo: nomru
  • Trió: numuru
  • West Frisian: nûmer

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Latin numerus.

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Noun

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nummer n (definite singular nummeret, indefinite plural nummer or numre, definite plural numra or numrene)

  1. a number
  2. (slang) act of sexual intercourse

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin numerus.

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Noun

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nummer n (definite singular nummeret, indefinite plural nummer, definite plural nummera)

  1. a number

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Scots

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Scots nowmer, numer, from Early Scots nowmyr, from Anglo-Norman noumbre, from Latin numerus.

Noun

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nummer (plural nummers)

  1. number
    • 1983, William Lorimer, transl., The New Testament in Scots, Edinburgh: Canongate, published 2001, →ISBN, →OCLC, Revelation 13:18, page 434:
      Here there is need o wit. Lat them at hes smeddum rackon up the nummer o the Baist. It is the nummmer o a man; an his nummer is sax hunder an saxty-sax.
      Here wisdom is needed; allow those who have understanding to calculate the number of the Beast. It is a number belonging to a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin numerus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nummer n

  1. a number
  2. an individual section of a show; an act
  3. an issue of a paper or magazine
  4. size of shoes or gloves
  5. (slang) sexual intercourse
  6. an item on a numbered list; a lot at an auction

Declension

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Declension of nummer
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nummer nummers
definite numret numrets
plural indefinite nummer nummers
definite numren numrens

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