noumène

French

Etymology

From German Noumenon, from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “thing that is known”), passive present participle of νοέω (noéō, “I know”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nu.mɛn/

Noun

noumène m (plural noumènes)

1. (philosophy) noumenon

Descendants

• Romanian: numen

Further reading

• “noumène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.