opname

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch opname, from opnemen based on German Aufnahme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔpˌnɑː.mə/

Noun

opname (plural opnames)

  1. The act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption.
  2. The act of including, adopting or assimilating.
  3. A recording, a record, something that has been recorded.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔpˌnaː.mə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: op‧na‧me

Etymology 1

Derived from opnemen on the model of German Aufnahme, which is deverbal (with ablaut) from aufnehmen; compare the etymology at Proto-Germanic *nēmō. The same is true of other nouns in -name.

Noun

opname f (plural opnamen or opnames, diminutive opnametje n)

  1. the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption
    Synonym: absorptie
    Opname door planten en algen blijkt af te nemen bij hogere temperaturen.Absorption by plants and algae appears to decrease at higher temperatures.
  2. a recording, a record, something that has been recorded
    Synonym: (Belgium) captatie
    In een kast bij de voormalige studio waren nog wat opnames gevonden.A few more recordings have been found in a closet at the former studio.
  3. the act of recording
    Synonym: (Belgium) captatie
    Tijdens een opname mag niemand naar binnen.Nobody may go inside during a recording.
  4. the act of including, adopting or assimilating
    De opname van geherintroduceerde soortgenoten in de groep ging soepeler than verwacht.The adoption of reintroduced members of the same species into the group when more smoothly than was expected.
  5. an intake, admission (for medical services)
    In deze koude streek pieken opnames in de winter.Medical intakes peak in winter in this cold region.
  6. the department or office in a medical facility (such a hospital) dealing with the admission of patients
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: opname
  • Indonesian: opname

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

opname

  1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of opnemen

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch opname, from opnemen based on German Aufnahme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔpˈna.mə]
  • Hyphenation: op‧na‧mê

Noun

opnamê (plural opname-opname)

  1. (medicine) an intake, admission
    Synonym: admisi
  2. (healthcare) inpatient care: medical care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital
    Synonym: rawat inap
  3. a recording, a record, something that has been recorded

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