nomina
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Latin words for people, places, or things that change form for cases
- noun
- /ˈnoʊmɪnə/
- Specialized
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nombres
- In Latin class, students learned to decline different nomina according to their cases.
Examples
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Understanding how nomina change in Latin helps with learning other languages.
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The teacher asked the students to list five nomina from the reading passage.
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The nomina are important in Latin grammar.
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In Latin, the term nomina refers to names.
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In Latin class, students learned to decline different nomina according to their cases.
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The teacher asked the students to list five nomina from the reading passage.
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Understanding how nomina change in Latin helps with learning other languages.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nomina comes from the Latin nomen meaning 'name', and it is the plural form used in Latin grammar. It is the same root behind the English word noun, so thinking of 'names' of things helps remember that nomina are nouns or names.
