nombren

Asturian

Verb

nombren

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of nombrar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nombre, noumbre, noumbren, noumbri, nowmeron, nowmeryn, nowmyr, nownber, numbre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French nombrer, from Latin numerō; equivalent to nombre +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumb(ə)rən/, /ˈnum(ə)rən/

Verb

nombren (third-person singular simple present nombreth, present participle nombrende, nombrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle nombred)

1. To enumerate or count; to measure the number of something:
   1. To take a census; to note someone
   2. To enumerate every instance of someone.
2. To calculate; to perform arithmetic or measurement (especially time passing)
3. To decide the quantity of something (especially used of God)
4. To believe or think (that); to have an opinion.
5. (rare) To deduce or realise; to come to a conclusion.
6. (rare) To number (exist in a certain quantity).

Conjugation

Conjugation of nombren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) nombren, nombre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nombre	nombred
2nd-person singular	nombrest	nombredest
3rd-person singular	nombreth	nombred
subjunctive singular	nombre
imperative singular		—
plural1	nombren, nombre	nombreden, nombrede
imperative plural	nombreth, nombre	—
participles	nombrynge, nombrende	nombred, ynombred

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: number
• Scots: nummer

References

• “nǒmbren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.

Spanish

Verb

nombren

1. inflection of nombrar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative