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opname.

the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption

6 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔpˌnaː.mə/
  1. the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption

    feminine
    Opname door planten en algen blijkt af te nemen bij hogere temperaturen.
  2. a recording, a record, something that has been recorded

    feminine
    In een kast bij de voormalige studio waren nog wat opnames gevonden.
  3. the act of recording

    feminine
    Tijdens een opname mag niemand naar binnen.
  4. the act of including, adopting or assimilating

    feminine
    De opname van geherintroduceerde soortgenoten in de groep ging soepeler than verwacht.
  5. an intake, admission (for medical services)

    feminine
    In deze koude streek pieken opnames in de winter.
  6. the department or office in a medical facility (such a hospital) dealing with the admission of patients

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Derived from opnemen on the model of German Aufnahme, which is deverbal (with ablaut) from aufnehmen; compare the etymology at Proto-Germanic *nēmō. The same is true of other nouns in -name.

verb/ˈɔpˌnaː.mə/
  1. singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of opnemen

    dated · formal
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