Meaning
- (irregular,transitive,weak) to name (to give a name to)
- (irregular,transitive,weak) to call, to describe
- (irregular,transitive,weak) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give
- (irregular,transitive,weak) to say, to speak, to state (a name)
- (irregular,transitive,weak) to call out; to give (e.g. some request)
- (irregular,reflexive,weak) to be called; to be named; to go by some name
Concepts
Synonyms
genannt werden
firmieren
Bezeichnung tragen
einen Namen geben
zugedenken
zum Thema machen
einen Spitznamen geben
figurieren
herausposaunen
zur Kenntnis bringen
Name ist
Name lautet
Namen tragen
Namen haben
bezeichnet werden als
man nennt
angesprochen werden als
bekannt geben
betiteln
eingehen auf
hív
nevez
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛnən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German nennen, nemmen, nemnen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan. Cognates: Cognate with Hunsrik nenne, Old English nemnan, Middle English nemnen, Swedish nämna.
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