nombre

== Aragonese == === Alternative forms === nom (Benasquese) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Navarro-Aragonese nombre, from Latin nōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnombɾe/ Syllabification: nom‧bre Rhymes: -ombɾe === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) name === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “nombre”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN “nombre”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish) == Asturian == === Verb === nombre first/third-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) (Llanes) alternative form of nome == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan nombre, from Latin numerus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈnɔm.bɾə], [ˈnom.bɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈnom.bɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈnom.bɾe] === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) number; quantity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== número === References === “nombre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nombre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nombre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “nombre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French nombre, from Old French nombre, nonbre, from Latin numerus. Doublet of numéro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔ̃bʁ/ === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) number ==== Usage notes ==== The word nombre refers to a quantity or a mathematical concept, e.g. a number of items in a set, real numbers, complex numbers, etc., while its doublet numéro refers to a label made of digits, e.g. a rank, a jersey number, a phone number or a winning lottery number. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== chiffre === Further reading === “nombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Ladino == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish nomre, nomne, from Latin nōmen. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== nombre m (Hebrew spelling נומברי) name === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== nombre (Hebrew spelling נומברי) first-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar third-person singular present subjunctive of nombrar ==== References ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman noumbre and Old French nonbre, from Latin numerus. ==== Alternative forms ==== noumber, noumbere, noumbir, noumbre, nowmbre, nowmbyre, nowmere, number, numbir, numbre, numbyr ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈnumbər/, /ˈnumbrə/, (Northern) /ˈnumər/ ==== Noun ==== nombre (plural nombres) A number (entity used to describe quantity) A digit (written representation of a number). A count; the enumeration or measurement of a quantity. A group or quantity (especially if large or in totality) A shape; a geometrical figure. Arithmetic; mathematics; the study of numbers. (grammar) Grammatical number (rare) A list or enumeration of items. ===== Related terms ===== nombren nombrynge ===== Descendants ===== English: number (see there for further descendants) Middle Scots: nowmer, numer Scots: nummer ===== References ===== “nǒmbre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== nombre alternative form of nombren == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French nombre, nonbre, from Latin numerus. === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) number (abstract entity used to describe quantity) number (quantity) == Occitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Occitan nombre, from Latin numerus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nombre m (plural nombres) number, quantity ==== Related terms ==== nombrar numeral numeric numèro == Old French == === Noun === nombre oblique singular, m (oblique plural nombres, nominative singular nombres, nominative plural nombre) alternative form of nonbre == Old Navarro-Aragonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin nōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnombɾe/ === Noun === nombre m name ==== Descendants ==== Aragonese: nombre === References === Nagore Laín, Francho (2021), Vocabulario de la crónica de San Juan de la Peña (versión aragonesa, s. XIV), Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, page 325 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnombɾe/ [ˈnõm.bɾe] Rhymes: -ombɾe Syllabification: nom‧bre === Alternative forms === n. (abbreviation) nonbre (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish nomre, nomne, from Latin nōmen. ==== Noun ==== nombre m (plural nombres) name Synonym: nome Hyponym: apellido ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ― What is your name? Mi nombre es Carlos. ― My name is Carlos. (grammar) noun Synonym: sustantivo ===== Usage notes ===== In Spanish, it is more common to use llamarse (“to be called”) to indicate someone’s name: ¿Cómo te llamas? ― What is your name? (literally, “How do you call yourself?”) Me llamo Carlos. ― My name is Carlos. (literally, “I call myself Carlos.”) ===== Derived terms ===== (grammar): nombre sustantivo, nombre adjetivo, nombre propio, nombre común, nombre abstracto, nombre colectivo, nombre incontable, nombre numeral, nombre contable, nombre sustantivo ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: nòmber === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== nombre inflection of nombrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === Contraction of ¡no, hombre! (“man!, hey!”). ==== Interjection ==== ¡nombre! (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica) wow! (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica) yikes, nope === Further reading === “nombre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “¡nombre!”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010