"eigennaam" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛi̯.ɣəˌnaːm/ Audio: Nl-eigennaam.ogg Forms: eigennamen [plural], eigennaampje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From eigen (“own, proper”) + naam (“name”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|eigen|naam|t1=own, proper|t2=name}} eigen (“own, proper”) + naam (“name”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} eigennaam m (plural eigennamen, diminutive eigennaampje n)
  1. proper noun, the (capitalized) name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-eigennaam-nl-noun-nq3gDS9j Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eigennaampje",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ei",
        "gen",
        "naam"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        ],
        [
          "name",
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        ],
        [
          "particular",
          "particular"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯.ɣəˌnaːm/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "eienaam"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "naam",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eigennaampje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "ei",
        "gen",
        "naam"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
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        "Dutch nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "capitalized",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "particular",
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        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯.ɣəˌnaːm/"
    },
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