English - Etymology 1

Ancient Greek νομός (nomós), from νέμειν (némein, “to divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nəʊm/
• (US) enPR: nōm, IPA^(key): /noʊm/
• Homophones: Nome, gnome, no'm

Noun

nome (plural nomes)

1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.

   Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.

2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
   • 1983, Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt. — Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings
3. A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
4. (obsolete) A term in algebra.

Translations

English - Etymology 2

Contraction

nome

1. (US) no ma'am

English - Anagrams

• omen

Asturian - Alternative Forms

• ñome

Asturian - Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Asturian - Noun

nome

Esperanto - Adverb

nome

1. namely

Galician - Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Galician - Noun

nome

Istro-Romanian - Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Compare Daco-Romanian nume.

Istro-Romanian - Noun

nome (definite nomelu)

1. name

Italian - Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Italian - Noun

nome

Italian - See Also

• (parts of speech) parte del discorso; aggettivo, articolo, avverbio, congiunzione, interiezione, nome, numero, particella, preposizione, pronome, sostantivo, verbo ^{(Category: it:Parts of speech)}

Italian - Anagrams

• meno, Meno, menò

Mirandese - Etymology

From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Mirandese - Noun

nome

Novial - Noun

nome (plural nomes)

1. name

Old Portuguese - Etymology

From Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Old Portuguese - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnome/

Old Portuguese - Noun

nome

Portuguese - Etymology

From Old Portuguese nome, from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Portuguese - Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈno.mɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.mi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.me/

Portuguese - Noun

nome m (plural nomes)

1. name (word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing)
   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Rocco, page 264:

     [...] e as letras do seu nome se rearrumaram.

     [...] and the letters of his name rearranged themselves.

2. name (what somebody is known for)

   Preciso limpar meu nome.

   I must clear my name.

3. (grammar) noun

Synonyms

• (word indicating something): denominação
• (reputation): reputação
• (noun): substantivo

Derived terms

Related terms

قافية