noemer

Dutch

Etymology

From noemen (“to name, call”) +‎ -er (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnumər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: noe‧mer
  • Rhymes: -umər

Noun

noemer m (plural noemers, diminutive noemertje n)

  1. (arithmetic) the denominator, the number or expression written below the line in a fraction, by which the numerator above is to be divided
    Antonym: teller
    Je kunt alleen breuken met gelijke noemers optellen.
    You can only add fractions with identical denominators.
  2. a term, moniker, name
    De schrijvers waren onder één noemer actief.
    The writer operated under a single moniker.
  3. (obsolete, grammar) a word in the nominative case

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: noemer
  • → Indonesian: pênyêbut (“(arithmetic) denominator”) (semantic loan)

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