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nomina appellativa

nomina appellativa is the plural of nomen appellativum.

Meaning of nomen appellativum

Noun

nomen appellativum (plural nomina appellativa)

  1. (rare) A common noun.
    • But a name which belongs to several things of one kind is called a common name (nomen appellativum); as flumen, flood; rex, king; homo, man.1825, George Walker (translator, editor), I. J. G. Scheller (German author), A copious Latin grammar. Translated from the German, with alterations, notes and additions. In two volumes. Vol. I....

Questions about nomina appellativa

What is nomina appellativa the plural of?
Nomina appellativa is the plural of nomen appellativum.

Words near nomina appellativa in the dictionary

  1. nomina actionis
  2. nomina agenti
  3. nomina agentis
  4. nomina agentium
  5. nomina ambigua
  6. nomina appellativa
  7. nomina concreta
  8. nomina confusa
  9. nomina deminutiva
  10. nomina gentilicia
  11. nomina illegitima

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