noemen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch noemen, from Old Dutch *nuomen, from Proto-Germanic *nōmijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnumə(n)/
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Hyphenation: noe‧men
Rhymes: -umən

Verb

noemen

(transitive) to call, to name
(transitive) to mention
(intransitive, proscribed, dialectal) to have as one's name
Hoe noemt gij?
What's your name?

Usage notes

The sense “to have as name” is proscribed and limited to parts of Belgium. The standard verb for this sense is heten.

Inflection

Inflection of noemen (weak)
infinitive	noemen
past singular	noemde
past participle	genoemd
infinitive	noemen
gerund	noemen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	noem	noemde
2nd person sing. (jij)	noemt	noemde
2nd person sing. (u)	noemt	noemde
2nd person sing. (gij)	noemt	noemde
3rd person singular	noemt	noemde
plural	noemen	noemden

subjunctive sing.¹	noeme	noemde
subjunctive plur.¹	noemen	noemden

imperative sing.	noem
imperative plur.¹	noemt

participles	noemend	genoemd
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: noem
Negerhollands: noem

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nuomen, from Proto-Germanic *nōmijaną.

Verb

noemen

to name, to give a name to
to call, to refer to by name
to mention

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

nōmen (Flemish)

Descendants

Dutch: noemen
Limburgish: nömme

Further reading

“noemen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “noemen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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