nennen

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), nemmen, nemnen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛnən/

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nennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present nennt, past tense nannte, past participle genannt, past subjunctive nennte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to name (to give a name to)
2. (transitive, with (accusative when applicable) predicate) to call, to describe as (some name, title or description)

   Nennst du mich einen Dummkopf?

   Are you calling me an idiot?

   Wir nennen den Hund Leo.

   We call the dog Leo.

3. (ditransitive) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give (some piece of information)

   Nennen Sie mir den Ort des Treffens.

   Tell me the location of the meeting.

   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Die Orgelpfeifen”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., pages 64–65:

     Namen wurden in diesen Berichten nicht genannt, und in dieser Anonymität der Leistungen lag eine besondere entsagungsvolle Größe.

     Names were not mentioned in these reports and in this anonymity of the achievements was a particular sacrificing greatness.

4. (transitive) to say, to speak, to state (a name)

   Kannst du deinen Namen nennen?

   Can you say your name?

5. (transitive) to call out; to give (e.g. some request)
6. (reflexive) to be called; to be named; to go by some name

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• “nennen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “nennen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “nennen” in Duden online
• “nennen” in OpenThesaurus.de

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), nemmen, nemnen, from Old High German nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Swedish nämna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnænən/
• Rhymes: -ænən

nennen (third-person singular present nennt, past participle genannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to name

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• benennen
• ernennen
• vernennen

From Old Dutch *nemnen, from Proto-West Germanic *namnijan.

nennen

1. (transitive) to name; to give a name to (someone)

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• “nennen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “nennen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

From French nez.

nennen

1. nose

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français