number
English
/ˈnʌmbə/, /ˈnʌmbɚ/, /ˈnʌmə/, /ˈnʌmɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
- (countable) A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
- (countable) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- (Followed by a numeral, used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
- Quantity.
- A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
- (countable) A telephone number.
- (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
- (now) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
- (countable) A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
- (countable) A person.
- (countable) An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.
- (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.
- A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English number derived from noumbre derived from Old French nombre derived from Latin numerus (number, member, element) derived from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*nem-
Gloss
take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autonumber English
- autonumbering English
- close English
- cross English
- crossnumber English
- denumber English
- hypernumber English
- innumberable English
- misnumber English
- multinumber English
- number close English
- numberable English
- numberer English
- numberest English
- numbereth English
- numberful English
- numberhood English
- numbering English
- numberish English
- numberless English
- numberlessly English
- numberlessness English
- numberlike English
- numberous English
- numbersome English
- numberwork English
- numbery English
- numeronym English
- outnumber English
- prenumber English
- rational English
- rational number English
- renumber English
- renumberer English
- student English
- student number English
- supernumber English
- tail English
- tailnumber English
- unnumberable English
- wave English
- wavenumber English
- work English
- numero Finnish
- innumerus Latin
- nomen, nōmen Latin
- numeralis Latin
- numerus Latin
- numerālis Latin
- numerāre Latin
- numerātiōnem Latin
- numerōsus Latin
- Lachnummer German
- Nummer German
- Nummernschild German
- Randnummer German
- Rufnummer German
- Sozialversicherungsnummer German
- Vorwahlnummer German
- Zimmernummer German
- nummerisch German
- novero Italian
- numero Italian
- alarmnummer Dutch, Flemish
- antwoordnummer Dutch, Flemish
- atoomnummer Dutch, Flemish
- cellnummer Dutch, Flemish
- huisnummer Dutch, Flemish
- landnummer Dutch, Flemish
- netnummer Dutch, Flemish
- nummer Dutch, Flemish
- nummerbord Dutch, Flemish
- nummerplaat Dutch, Flemish
- serienummer Dutch, Flemish
- telefoonnummer Dutch, Flemish
- nombre French
- numéro French
- но́мер Russian
- номер Russian
- número Spanish, Castilian
- Νέμεσις Ancient Greek
- νέμω Ancient Greek
- νεμεσητός Ancient Greek
- νομή Ancient Greek
- νομεύς Ancient Greek
- νομός Ancient Greek
- νωμάω Ancient Greek
- νόμος Ancient Greek
- ἀμφινέμομαι Ancient Greek
- *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *nem- Proto-Indo-European
- *némesos Proto-Indo-European
- nummer Norwegian Bokmål
- número Portuguese
- *abanemaną Proto-Germanic
- *binemaną Proto-Germanic
- *nemaną Proto-Germanic
- löpnummer Swedish
- numerisk Swedish
- nummer Swedish
- numrera Swedish
- serienummer Swedish
- sidnummer Swedish
- ナンバー Japanese
- numer Polish
- nummer Norwegian Nynorsk
- nombre Middle English
- noumbre Middle English
- noumbringe Middle English
- number Middle English
- numbre Middle English
- næmi Old Norse
- næmleikr Old Norse
- næmr Old Norse
- nummer Danish
- telefonnummer Danish
- nombre Old French
- nombrer Old French
- nonbre Old French
- numero Esperanto
- número Catalan, Valencian
- númer Icelandic
- númera Icelandic
- númeraplata Icelandic
- símanúmer Icelandic
- नंबर Hindi
- número Galician
- număr Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- นัมเบอร์ Thai
- เบอร์ Thai
- เบอร์โทร Thai
- nifer Welsh
- nommer Middle Dutch
- neim Old Irish
- nommer Afrikaans
- నంబరు Telugu
- nummar Faroese
- nombor Malay
- nombor perdana Malay
- Nummer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- နံပါတ် Burmese
- ဖုန်းနံပါတ် Burmese
- numër Albanian
- nömrə Azerbaijani
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- ნომერი Georgian
- নম্বৰ Assamese
- নাম্বাৰ Assamese
- 冧巴 Chinese
- номер Ukrainian
- nambari Swahili
- нумар Belarusian
- *nomezos Proto-Italic
- númberu Asturian
- numar Friulian
- nombre Old Occitan
- uimir, nuimir Middle Irish
- نمبر Urdu
- numer Lower Sorbian
- nummuru Sicilian
- nùmaro Venetian
- number Papiamentu
- namba Tok Pisin
- noumbre xno
- *namā Proto-Albanian
- nùmero Ligurian
- námboo Navajo, Navaho
- nama Maori
- lamba Hausa
- numer Ladin
- numbur Brunei Malay
- número Aragonese
- nampa Chuukese
- namba Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- nùmer Piedmontese
- nampa Pitjantjatjara
- wave
- work
- tail
- cross
- close
- student
- numbery
- numberer
- denumber
- renumber
- rational
- numberish
- numbering
- outnumber
- prenumber
- numbereth
- numeronym
- numberful
- numberest
- numberous
- misnumber
- numberable
- numberlike
- numberwork
- autonumber
- numberhood
- renumberer
- numbersome
- numberless
- wavenumber
- tailnumber
- multinumber
- hypernumber
- supernumber
- crossnumber
- number close
- numberlessly
- unnumberable
- innumberable
- autonumbering
- student number
- numberlessness
- rational number