noemer

Dutch

Etymology

From noemen (“to name, call”) +‎ -er (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnumər/

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• Hyphenation: noe‧mer
• Rhymes: -umər

Noun

noemer m (plural noemers, diminutive noemertje n)

1. (arithmetic) The denominator, the number or expression written below the line in a fraction, by which the numerator above is to be divided.

   Antonym: teller

   Je kunt alleen breuken met gelijke noemers optellen.

   You can only add fractions with identical denominators.

2. A term, moniker, name.

   De schrijvers waren onder één noemer actief.

   The writer operated under a single moniker.

3. (obsolete, grammar) A word in the nominative case.

Related terms

• benoemen
• noemvorm

Descendants

• Afrikaans: noemer
• → Indonesian: pênyêbut (“(arithmetic) denominator”) (semantic loan)

Anagrams

• enorme, moeren, roemen