Nummer
See also: nummer
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Numero (dated)
- Nr. (abbreviation)
- No. (dated abbreviation)
Etymology
editFrom earlier Numero, from Italian numero, from Latin numerus (“number”). The feminine gender is probably due to the influence of Zahl (“number”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNummer f (genitive Nummer, plural Nummern, diminutive Nümmerchen n)
- number; see usage notes below
- 2023 January 20, Gareth Joswig, “Verkauf der Oranienstraße 169 in Berlin: Linke Vermieter lenken ein”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Nun zeichnet sich in der Auseinandersetzung um das überregional bekannt gewordene Haus Nummer 169 in der symbolträchtigen Oranienstraße ein gemeinwohlorientierter Kauf immer deutlicher ab: […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- issue (of a magazine, etc.)
- (slightly informal) size (of shoes or clothes)
- Synonym: Größe
- (informal) song; composition
- 2022 December 29, Stephanie Grimm, “Neues Album von Sängerin Stella Sommer: Im Dunkeln ist gut Schunkeln”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
- Und auch wenn nicht jede Nummer so zwingend erscheint wie ein paar offensichtliche Ohrwürmer – „In My Darkness“ etwa oder auch der Titelsong –, hat dieses Album durchaus die Anmutung eines Mixtapes.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- act; stunt; shtick
- Stand-up-Nummer ― stand-up routine
- 2023 January 22, Stefanie Sargnagel, “Entertainerin Denice Bourbon: Wie ein knallender Korken”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[3], →ISSN:
- „Ich wollte eine Bühne, die darauf acht gibt, keine diskriminierenden Witze zu machen.“ Mit einem Sensitivity Reader werden alle Nummern vorher besprochen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)
- (slang) sex; an instance of sexual intercourse
- eine schnelle Nummer ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- eine Nummer schieben ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2003, “Prinzipien”, performed by Terrorgruppe:
- Doch würd' ich nie mit Politessen Familienpizza essen / Ich würd' mich nie, nie in sie verlieben / Oder eine Nummer schieben
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
edit- The German word for an abstract entity used to describe quantity, or a symbol thereof, is Zahl. A Zahl is only called a Nummer when it is used as a means of identification, e.g. in a ranking list, as a phone number, a model number, etc.
Declension
editDeclension of Nummer [feminine]
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
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editDescendants
edit- → Belarusian: ну́мар (númar)
- → Danish: nummer
- → Estonian: number
- → Icelandic: númer
- → Lower Sorbian: numer
- → Norwegian: nummer
- → Polish: numer
- → Russian: но́мер (nómer), но́меръ (nómer) — Pre-reform orthography (1918); ну́мер (númer); ну́меръ (númer) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- → Saterland Frisian: Nummer, Nuumer
- → Swedish: nummer
- → Ukrainian: но́мер (nómer)
Further reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editNummer f (plural Nummre)
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin numerus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNummer f (plural Nummeren)
- number (of identification)
- telephone number
- issue, edition
- act, routine, performance
- size (of clothing)
- (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)
Derived terms
editSee also
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