common noun

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

Equivalents

Españolnombre común sustantivo común

Françaisnom appellatif nom commun

DeutschAppellativ Appellativum GattungsbezeichnungGattungsname

27 more languages

العربيةاِسْم الجِنْس

Češtinaapelativní apelativum obecné jméno

Cymraegenw cyffredin

Suomiappellatiivi yleisnimi

Gaeilgeainmfhocal coitianta

Gàidhligainmear gnàthach

Galegonome común

עבריתשם עצם כללי

Հայերենհասարակ անուն

Italianonome comune

日本語一般名詞普通名詞

한국어보통명사

മലയാളംസാമാന്യനാമം

Bahasa Melayukata nama am

Nederlandssoortnaam

Polskiapelatiwum apelatyw apelatywnyappellativum nazwa pospolita rzeczownik pospolity

Portuguêssubstantivo comum

Românăsubstantiv comun

Русскийапелляти́в и́мя нарица́тельное

Slovenčinaapelatívum všeobecné meno

Slovenščinaobčno ime

Svenskaappellativ

ไทยสามานยนาม

Tagalogpangngalang pambalana

Türkçecins isim

Tiếng Việtdanh từ chung

Examples

“The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. It had always been that way. Indeed, there were several eminent linguists of the opinion that this was how the common noun had originated.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Common Oceanian common octopus common of shack common or garden variety common palm civet common pheasant

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