benennen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German benennen, from Old High German *binemnen. Equivalent to be- +‎ nennen. Cognate with Old Saxon binemnian, Old English benemnan. Compare English bename, Dutch benoemen, Swedish benämna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈnɛnən/ === Verb === benennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present benennt, past tense benannte, past participle benannt, past subjunctive benennte, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to name, give a name to Synonym: einen Namen geben (transitive) to name (after), name (for) [with accusative ‘someone’ and nach (+ dative) ‘after/for someone/something’] (transitive) to call [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and mit (+ dative) ‘by a specified name’] Synonym: nennen (transitive) to designate, denominate, nominate Synonyms: nennen, angeben, aufstellen (transitive) to address, identify (a problem etc.) Synonyms: ansprechen, eingehen auf, beim Namen nennen, zur Sprache bringen, thematisieren ==== Usage notes ==== Benennen can never have ditransitive construction (as in “to call someone something”). For this use the simplex nennen. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Benennung === Further reading === “benennen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “benennen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “benennen” in Duden online “benennen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From be- +‎ nennen. === Verb === benennen (third-person singular present benennt, past participle benannt, auxiliary verb hunn) to name ==== Conjugation ====