Meaning
to name, to designate
- to name, to designate, to call
In a sentence
Come vuoi denominare questo nuovo gruppo?
What do you want to name this new group?
La nuova specie è stata denominata in onore del biologo che l'ha scoperta.
The new species was named after the biologist who discovered it.
Non possiamo denominare così il nostro team.
We can't name our team like that.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| denominare | infinitive |
| denominiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| denomino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| denominate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denomini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denominano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denomina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denominavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| denominavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| denominavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| denominavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| denominavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| denominava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| denominammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| denominai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| denominaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| denominasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| denominarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| denominò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| denomineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| denominerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| denominerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| denominerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| denomineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| denominerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| denominiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| denomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| denominiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denominino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denomini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denominassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| denominassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| denominaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| denominassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| denominassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| denominasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| denomineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| denominerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| denominereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| denomineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| denominerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| denominerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| denominiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| denominate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| denomina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| denominando | gerund |
| denominato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and bureaucratic than chiamare. Use it in official naming, labels, or legal/technical contexts.
- Often appears as denominato/a after a noun: una società denominata X = a company called X.
- Do not use it for everyday 'call someone on the phone'; that is chiamare or telefonare.