noun

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

   In the sentence 'The dog ran,' the word 'dog' is a noun.

2. 2
   verb

   To turn a word into a noun.

   English speakers often noun verbs, as when 'ask' becomes 'a big ask.'

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Simplified etymology

Noun entered English in the late Middle English period and ultimately derives from Latin nomen “name.” Latin nomen shares an Indo-European source with the Germanic word that became English name.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Anglo-Norman noun, non, nombor. Middle English noun English noun Inherited from Middle English noun, from Anglo-Norman noun, non, nom, from Latin nōmen (“name; noun”). The grammatical sense in Latin was a semantic loan from Koine Greek ὄνομα (ónoma). Doublet of name and nomen.

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