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nomen vicis

nomen vicis noun: a noun denoting a single accomplishment of an action (rather than the action as such).

Noun

nomen vicis (plural nomina vicis)

  1. a noun denoting a single accomplishment of an action (rather than the action as such)
    • The noun “a jump” is a nomen vicis because it means a single instance of “jumping”.

nomen vicis meaning in Arabic

nomen vicis in Arabic

Translations
اسم مرَّة ism marra

Forms of nomen vicis

pluralnomina vicis

Origin of nomen vicis

From Latin nomen vicis (literally “noun of instance”).

Questions about nomen vicis

What does nomen vicis mean?
Nomen vicis means a noun denoting a single accomplishment of an action (rather than the action as such).
What is nomen vicis in Arabic?
Nomen vicis in Arabic is اسم مرَّة (ism marra). See Nomen vicis meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is nomen vicis?
Nomen vicis is a noun.
What is the plural of nomen vicis?
The plural of nomen vicis is nomina vicis.

Words near nomen vicis in the dictionary

  1. nomen sacrum
  2. nomen translatum
  3. nomen unitatis
  4. nomen vasis
  5. nomen verbi
  6. nomen vicis
  7. nomenclate
  8. nomenclation
  9. nomenclations
  10. nomenclative
  11. nomenclator

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