Polyglot Dictionary

umbenennen

/ˈʊmbəˌnɛnən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
benennt um
past
benannte um
perfect
hat umbenannt

Meaning

  1. to rename

    Built from um (over, around) + benennen (to name).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um over, around
  • benennen to name

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

renomear

renomear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to rename."

Practice

1 What does umbenennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Straße wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umbenennen?

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