nummer

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin numerus.

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Noun[edit]

nummer n (singular definite nummeret, plural indefinite numre)

  1. number
  2. track

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch nommer, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus. The shift from masculine gender in Middle Dutch to neuter gender in modern Dutch is potentially due to the influence of its synonyms getal and cijfer which both have the neuter gender.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʏ.mər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: num‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ʏmər

Noun[edit]

nummer n (plural nummers, diminutive nummertje n)

  1. number used as a means of identification
  2. number (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
  3. a song or musical performance; a track
  4. issue of a publication (e.g. a magazine)
  5. number of an item on a menu; (by extension) a dish identified by such a number

Usage notes[edit]

In Belgium, in colloquial speech and informal writing, the word often retains its historical masculine gender.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: nommer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nombru
  • Petjo: nummer
  • Caribbean Javanese: nomer
  • Indonesian: nomer
  • Sranan Tongo: nomru
  • Trió: numuru
  • West Frisian: nûmer

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Latin numerus.

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nummer n (definite singular nummeret, indefinite plural nummer or numre, definite plural numra or numrene)

  1. a number
  2. (slang) act of sexual intercourse

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin numerus.

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Noun[edit]

nummer n (definite singular nummeret, indefinite plural nummer, definite plural nummera)

  1. a number

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin numerus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nummer n

  1. a number
  2. an individual section of an show; an act
  3. an issue of a paper or magazine
  4. size of shoes or gloves
  5. (slang) sexual intercourse
  6. an item on a numbered list; a lot at an auction

Declension[edit]

Declension of nummer 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nummer numret nummer numren
Genitive nummers numrets nummers numrens

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