proper noun
proper noun · proper nouns
власна назва, власне ім'я
имя собственное, оним
Eigenname, Nomen proprium
A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization,…A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
» In English, the first letter of a proper noun is capitalised.
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1 sensesA word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
Eigenname, Nomen proprium
и́мя со́бственноеímja sóbstvennoje, о́нимónim
вла́сна на́зваvlásna názva, вла́сне ім'я́vlásne imʺjá
More definitions
- a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
Examples
2 sentencesIn English, the first letter of a proper noun is capitalised.
Remember that in Berber, we write proper nouns with a capital letter.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity:
Русский
By meaning 1
the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity:
Forms
plural: proper nouns| Singular | proper noun |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsnoun substantive properselfnameproper name[Appendix:Glossarynomen propriumproper substantivesubstantive proper
Close in meaning
- a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized:proper name
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedproper nounhood