Proper noun meaning

nouns norsk 1 nouns examples 2 adjectives 3 4 The meaning of PROPER NOUN is a noun (such as Seattle, Joyce, or Empire State Building) that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English —called also proper name. How to use proper noun in a sentence. 5 proper noun definition: 1. the name of a particular person, place, or object that is spelled with a capital letter: 2. the. Learn more. 6 (in grammar) the name of a particular person, place, or thing that is spelled with a beginning capital letter: " San Francisco" and " White House " are proper nouns. (Definition of proper noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of proper noun proper noun. 7 The meaning of PROPER NOUN is a noun (such as Seattle, Joyce, or Empire State Building) that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English —called also proper name. 8 Nouns belong to two main groups: proper nouns and common nouns. 9 The name Charon is most often explained as a proper noun from χάρων (charon), a poetic form of χαρωπός (charopós), "of keen gaze", referring either to. 10 Grammar notes for proper noun Proper nouns are not normally preceded by an article or other limiting modifier, as any or some. Nor are they usually pluralized. But the language allows for exceptions. 12