English Explanatory Dictionary

nomen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
  2. The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ.
  3. A taxonomic name.

Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nomen.wav /ˈnoʊmən/

Word forms

nomen nomina nomens

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.

Related words

nomen abstractum nomen acti nomen actionis nomen agentis nomen ambiguum nomen appellativum nomen concretum nomen confusum nomen correctum nomen deminutivum nomen gentilicium nomen instrumenti nomen loci nomen nescio nomen patientis nomen periculosum nomen protectum nomen rectum nomen regens nomen relativum nomen sacrum nomen translatum nomen unitatis nomen vasis nomen verbi nomen vicis
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