nomen appellativum

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nomen appellativum

noun nomina appellativa

rare A common noun. But a name which belongs to several things of one kind is called a common name (nomen appellativum); as flumen, flood; rex, king; homo, man.

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@misc{nomen_appellativum_2026,
  title = {nomen appellativum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nomen%20appellativum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}