toename

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: toe‧na‧me

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from toenemen on the model of German Zunahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name.

Noun[edit]

toename f or m (plural toenamen or toenames)

  1. increase
    Er is een toename in de verkoop van elektrische auto's.
    There is an increase in the sales of electric cars.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

toename

  1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of toenemen

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