surname
To give a surname toTo give a surname to.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To give a surname to.
(transitive)To call by a surname.
Examples
83 sentencesSpaniards have two surnames.
У іспанців є два прізвища. — Ahha
ruУ испанцев две фамилии. — marafon
deSpanier haben zwei Nachnamen. — MUIRIEL
How is your surname written?
Як пишеться твоє прізвище? — deniko
ruКак пишется ваша фамилия? — saiko
deWie schreibt sich Ihr Nachname? — Fingerhut
How do you spell your surname?
Як пишеться твоє прізвище? — deniko
deWie wird Ihr Familienname geschrieben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom didn't tell us his surname.
Том не сказав нам своє прізвище. — deniko
His surname is a tongue-twister.
У нього прізвище - язик зламаєш. — deniko
deSein Nachname ist ein Zungenbrecher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“suInherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- + name.
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Forms
surnames, surnaming, surnamed, surnamedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle