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Definition for: noun

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English

Etymology

From Latin nomen ("name").

Pronunciation

  • noun, IPA: /naʊn/ , SAMPA: /naUn/
  • Rhymes: -aʊn

Noun

Singular
noun

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noun ( plural nouns )

  1. ( grammar ) A word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or idea; a part of speech ( article on parts of speech). It can serve as the subject or object of a verb. For example, a table or a computer .

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Translations

  • Arabic: اسم (’ism) m .
  • Basque: izen
  • Bulgarian: съществително име (səštestvítelno ime) n .
  • Catalan: substantiu m .
  • Chinese: 名詞, 名词 (míngcí)
  • Czech: podstatné jméno n .
  • Danish: navneord n .
  • Dutch: zelfstandig naamwoord n .
  • Esperanto: substantivo
  • Estonian: nimisõna
  • Finnish: substantiivi
  • French: nom m . , substantif m .
  • Frisian: haadwurd n .
  • German: Substantiv n .
  • Greek, Ancient: ὄνομα (ónoma) n .
  • Greek, Modern: ουσιαστικόν (ousiastikón) n .
  • Hebrew: שם־עצם (shem-’etsem) m .
  • Hindi: संज्ञा (sangyaa) m .
  • Hungarian: főnév
  • Icelandic: nafnorð n . (abbrev. “no.”)
  • Ido: substantivo
  • Italian: nome m . , sostantivo m .
  • Indonesian: kata benda
  • Interlingua: substantivo
  • Irish: ainmfhocal
  • Japanese: 名詞 (めいし, meishí)
  • Korean: 명사 (名詞, myeongsa)
  • Latin: nomen n .
  • Latvian: lietvārds m .
  • Norwegian: substantiv n .
  • Novial: substantive
  • Old English: nama m .
  • Polish: rzeczownik m .
  • Portuguese: substantivo m .
  • Romanian: substantiv n .
  • Russian: имя существительное (ímja suščestvítel’noje) n .
  • Slovak: podstatné meno n .
  • Slovene: samostalnik m .
  • Spanish: sustantivo m . , substantivo m . , nombre m . ( Venezuela )
  • Swedish: substantiv n . , nomen n .
  • Telugu: నామవాచకము (nAmavAchakamu)
  • Thai: นาม (naam), คำนาม (khahm naam)
  • Turkish: isim
  • Vietnamese: danh từ

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