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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnom commun
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔm kɔ.mɛ̃
"Le mot 'chat' est un nom commun."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A noun that denotes a general class of persons, places, or things rather than a specific, individual one.
"In the sentence 'The dog chased the cat,' both 'dog' and 'cat' are common nouns." - 2
A word used to describe a type or category of entities, typically not capitalized unless beginning a sentence.
"Words like city, mountain, and book function as common nouns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the Middle English 'commoun', originating from Old French 'comun', which stems from the Latin 'communis' (common, shared by all), combined with 'noun' from Old French 'nom', from Latin 'nomen' (name). Historically established in grammars during the Middle English period to designate general names as opposed to proper names.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Common noun" is said worldwide
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nom commun
Transliteration: nɔm kɔ.mɛ̃
"Le mot 'chat' est un nom commun."
Gattungsname
Transliteration: ˈɡatʊŋsˌnaːmə
"Ein Gattungsname bezeichnet eine allgemeine Art von Dingen."
nome comune
Transliteration: ˈnɔ.me koˈmu.ne
"La parola 'cane' è un nome comune."
nombre común
Transliteration: ˈnom.bɾe koˈmun
"Ciudad es un nombre común."
substantivo comum
Transliteration: sub.stɐ̃ˈti.vu koˈmũ
"A palavra 'livro' é um substantivo comum."
जातिवाचक संज्ञा
Transliteration: jaativaachak sangya
"नदी एक जातिवाचक संज्ञा है।"
普通名词
Transliteration: pǔtōng míngcí
"“书”是一个普通名词。"
보통명사
Transliteration: botongmyeongsa
"'나무'는 보통명사입니다."
普通名詞
Transliteration: futsū meishi
"「犬」は普通名詞です。"
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