namens
See also: Namens
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
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Preposition
namens
- on behalf of
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German namens.
Pronunciation
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Preposition
namens
- on behalf of
German
Alternative forms
- Namens (dated)
Etymology
Genitive form of Name.
Pronunciation
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Adverb
namens
- by the name of, named
- Sie hat einen Bruder namens Thomas.
- She has a brother named Thomas.
Preposition
namens (+ genitive)
- (formal) on behalf of
- Synonym: im Namen
See also
- Name
- heißen
- nennen
Further reading
- “namens” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “namens” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “namens” in Duden online