noun
/naʊn
/- These children were asked to explain the meaning of some common Dutch and Turkish nouns in an extended word definition task.
- Of particular interest here is how the participants in the picture are referred to by the choice of pronouns or nouns.
Derivatives
nounal
- Verbs are grouped as absolute, relative, or nounal.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin nomen 'name'.
name from Old English:
The Latin word nomen is the source of name and of related words in English, such as denominate (mid 16th century), misnomer (Late Middle English), nominate (Late Middle English), and noun (Late Middle English). What's in a name? alludes to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is saying the fact that Romeo belongs to the rival Montague family is irrelevant: ‘What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.’ No names, no pack drill means that punishment for a misdeed cannot be meted out if everyone involved keeps silent about what has happened. Pack drill is a form of military punishment in which an offender has to perform parade-ground exercises carrying a heavy pack. It dates back to the First World War and soon spread from army circles, especially as a joking aside advising someone to be careful how much they say about a particular person or matter.
Rhymes
- double-dyed
- double eagle
- double-edged
- double effect
- double-ender
- double entendre
- double-entry
- double exposure
- double-faced
- double fault
- double feature
- double figures
- double first
- double flat
- double-fronted
- double fugue
- double-glaze
- double glazing
- Double Gloucester
- double-handed
- double harness
- double-headed
- double-header
- double helix
- double-hung