prenomina

pre·no·men

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-noh-muh n]
- /priˈnoʊ mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-noh-muh n]
- /priˈnoʊ mən/

Definitions of prenomina word

abbreviation PRENOMINA praenomen. 1
noun plural prenomina the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”. 1

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Origin of prenomina

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < Latin praenōmen, equivalent to prae- prae- + nōmen name

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Parts of speech for Prenomina

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prenomina

prenomina popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prenomina usage trend in Literature

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