forainm — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cognomen noun A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
- nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
- pronoun noun A word used in place of a noun, such as I, you, she, it, they, this or who, so you do not have to repeat the name.
Senses
forainm is used for these senses in English:
- cognomen (historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
- nickname A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
- pronoun (grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
cognomen — full definition
- noun A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
- noun Synonym of nickname, any epithet used similar to the Roman cognomina.
- noun Synonym of surname, a family name.
nickname — full definition
- noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.
- verb To give someone or something a nickname.