Translation
to be called, to be named
Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from nomi (to name), which goes back to Latin nomen, plus the suffix -iĝ-, to become. To nomiĝi is literally to become named, hence to be called.
- Origin
- Esperanto
- Root
- nomi + -iĝ-
Examples
?
What is your name?
.
I am named after my father.
?
What is this street called?
This is the introduction verb: ? asks your name, and ... answers it. Note the question word is (how), not (what) - Esperanto asks how you are named, like French and German do. The construction decodes as nomi plus --: someone names you, so you get named. ... works too, but is what Esperantists actually say.
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