egennamn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
Senses
egennamn is used for these senses in English:
- proper (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]
- proper noun (grammar) A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
proper — full definition
- adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
- adj Following accepted standards of behaviour or manners; correct and decorous.
- adj Belonging specifically and exclusively to a particular person or thing; used especially in "proper noun" for the name of a specific person, place, or thing.