nomo

See also: nomó, nomò, and -nomo

Asturian

Verb

nomo

1. first-person singular present indicative of nomar

Esperanto

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Italic *nōmn̥

Latin nōmen

Old French nom

French nombor.

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Latin nōmen

Italian nomebor.

Esperanto nomo

Borrowed from French nom, Italian nome, from Latin nōmen. Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnomo/

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: no‧mo

Noun

nomo (accusative singular nomon, plural nomoj, accusative plural nomojn)

1. name

   Mia nomo estas Aleksandro. Kio estas via nomo? ― My name is Alexander. What is your name?

Derived terms

• alnomo (“nickname; surname; cognomen”)
• antaŭnomo (“first name, forename”)
• baptonomo (“Christian name”)
• familinomo (“family name”)
• firmonomo (“trade name, brand name”)
• kaŝnomo (“name used to hide one's identity, pseudonym”)
• kromnomo (“cognomen”)
• moknomo (“a derogatory nickname”)
• neformala nomo (“informal name, nickname”)
• nomi (“to name something”)
• patronomo (“patronym”)
• salutnomo (“login name, username”)
• samnoma (“having the same name, homonymous”)
• sennoma (“nameless”)
• ŝercnomo (“a joking nickname”)

Further reading

• “nomo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “nomo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Anagrams

• mono, omon

Ido

Etymology

From nomar (“to name, call”) +‎ -o (“noun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnomo/

Noun

nomo (plural nomi)

1. name
2. (grammar) noun

Related terms

• baptonomo (“Christian name”)
• nomar (“to name, call”)
• nome (“namely”)
• nomesar (“to be named, to be called”)
• nomizar (“to name, give a name to”)
  • nomizado (“nomenclature”)
  • nomizo (“naming, appellation”)
• nomuro (“naming, appellation”)
• prenomo (“first name”)
• sennoma (“nameless”)
• surnomo (“surname, family name”)
  • surnomacho (“nickname, sobriquet”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmo
• Hyphenation: nò‧mo

Verb

nomo

1. first-person singular present indicative of nomare

Anagrams

• mono, mono-

Javanese

Noun

nomo

1. nonstandard spelling of nama

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòmò.

Noun

nomo

1. mouth

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnomo/ [ˈno.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: no‧mo

Noun

nomo m (plural nomos)

1. alternative form of gnomo

Further reading

• “nomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòmò.

Noun

nomo class 3 (plural milomo class 4)

1. mouth