noemen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnumə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: noe‧men
  • Rhymes: -umən

Verb

noemen

  1. (transitive) to call, to name
  2. (transitive) to mention
  3. (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.

Conjugation

Conjugation 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, noem2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: noem
  • Negerhollands: noem

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

noemen

  1. to name, to give a name to
  2. to call, to refer to by name
  3. to mention

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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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