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commonness.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=be_called&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/be#English" title="be">be</a> <a href="/wiki/called#English" title="called">called</a></strong> (<i>third-person singular simple present</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en s-verb-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=is_called&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="is called (page does not exist)">is called</a></b>, <i>present participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en ing-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=being_called&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="being called (page does not exist)">being called</a></b>, <i>simple past</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en spast-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=was_called&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="was called (page does not exist)">was called</a></b>, <i>past participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en past&#124;part-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=been_called&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="been called (page does not exist)">been called</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li>To have a specific <a href="/wiki/name" title="name">name</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Usage_notes">Usage notes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=be_called&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Usage notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>This is the passive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/call#English" title="call">call</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Conjugation">Conjugation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=be_called&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Conjugation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See the verb <i class="Latn mention" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/be#English" title="be">to be</a></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Translations">Translations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=be_called&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Translations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-to_have_a_specific_name"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">to have a specific name</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="to have a specific name"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r81584270">.mw-parser-output .translations{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .translations-cell{background-color:var(--wikt-palette-lightyellow,#FFFFe0);vertical-align:top;text-align:left}</style> <ul><li>Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="ar"><a href="/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A#Arabic" title="سمي">سُمِّيَ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ar-Latn" class="tr Latn">summiya</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">passive of <a href="/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%89" title="سمى">سمى</a></span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Armenian: <span class="Armn" lang="hy"><a href="/wiki/%D5%AF%D5%B8%D5%B9%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%AC#Armenian" title="կոչվել">կոչվել</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D5%AF%D5%B8%D5%B9%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%AC" class="extiw" title="hy:կոչվել">(hy)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hy-Latn" class="tr Latn">kočʻvel</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Azerbaijani: <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/wiki/adlanmaq#Azerbaijani" title="adlanmaq">adlanmaq</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://az.wiktionary.org/wiki/adlanmaq" class="extiw" title="az:adlanmaq">(az)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/w/index.php?title=adland%C4%B1r%C4%B1lmaq&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="adlandırılmaq (page does not exist)">adlandırılmaq</a></span></li> <li>Belarusian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="be"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%86%D0%B0&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="называцца (page does not exist)">называ́цца</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="be-Latn" class="tr Latn">nazyvácca</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC#Bulgarian" title="казвам">ка́звам се</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC" class="extiw" title="bg:казвам">(bg)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">kázvam se</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BC#Bulgarian" title="наричам">нари́чам се</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BC" class="extiw" title="bg:наричам">(bg)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">naríčam se</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Burmese: <span class="Mymr" lang="my"><a href="/wiki/%E1%80%81%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AB%E1%80%BA#Burmese" title="ခေါ်">ခေါ်</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://my.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%80%81%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AB%E1%80%BA" class="extiw" title="my:ခေါ်">(my)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="my-Latn" class="tr Latn">hkau</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Catalan: <span class="Latn" lang="ca"><a href="/wiki/dir-se#Catalan" title="dir-se">dir-se</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/dir-se" class="extiw" title="ca:dir-se">(ca)</a></span></li> <li>Chinese: <dl><dd>Cantonese: <span class="Hani" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Cantonese" title="叫">叫</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://yue.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8F%AB" class="extiw" title="yue:叫">(yue)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yue-Latn" class="tr Latn">giu<sup>3</sup></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Dungan: <span class="Cyrl" lang="dng"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D2%97%D1%91&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="җё (page does not exist)">җё</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="dng-Latn" class="tr Latn">ži͡o</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Eastern Min: <span class="Hani" lang="cdo"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Eastern_Min" title="叫">叫</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cdo-Latn" class="tr Latn">giú</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Hakka: <span class="Hani" lang="hak"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Hakka" title="叫">叫</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hak-Latn" class="tr Latn">kieu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Hokkien: <span class="Hani" lang="nan-hbl"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Hokkien" title="叫">叫</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://zh-min-nan.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8F%AB" class="extiw" title="zh-min-nan:叫">(zh-min-nan)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="nan-hbl-Latn" class="tr Latn">kiò</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Mandarin: <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Mandarin" title="叫">叫</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8F%AB" class="extiw" title="zh:叫">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">jiào</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hant" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E7%A8%B1%E7%82%BA#Mandarin" title="稱為">稱為</a></span><span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;">&#160;/ </span><span class="Hans" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E7%A7%B0%E4%B8%BA#Mandarin" title="称为">称为</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A8%B1%E7%82%BA" class="extiw" title="zh:稱為">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">chēngwéi</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Wu: <span class="Hani" lang="wuu"><a href="/wiki/%E5%8F%AB#Wu" title="叫">叫</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Czech: <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/jmenovat#Czech" title="jmenovat">jmenovat se</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/jmenovat" class="extiw" title="cs:jmenovat">(cs)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></li> <li>Danish: <span class="Latn" lang="da"><a href="/wiki/hedde#Danish" title="hedde">hedde</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/hedde" class="extiw" title="da:hedde">(da)</a></span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/heten#Dutch" title="heten">heten</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/heten" class="extiw" title="nl:heten">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Esperanto: <span class="Latn" lang="eo"><a href="/wiki/nomi%C4%9Di#Esperanto" title="nomiĝi">nomiĝi</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/kutsutaan#Finnish" title="kutsutaan">kutsutaan</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">general</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span>; <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">of people, animals, books, etc.</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/olla_nimelt%C3%A4%C3%A4n#Finnish" title="olla nimeltään">olla nimeltään</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/olla_nimelt%C3%A4%C3%A4n" class="extiw" title="fi:olla nimeltään">(fi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/olla_nimelt%C3%A4#Finnish" title="olla nimeltä">olla nimeltä</a></span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/s%27appeler#French" title="s&#39;appeler">s’appeler</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%27appeler" class="extiw" title="fr:s&#39;appeler">(fr)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/nommer#French" title="nommer">se nommer</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/nommer" class="extiw" title="fr:nommer">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>Galician: <span class="Latn" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/chamarse#Galician" title="chamarse">chamarse</a></span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/hei%C3%9Fen#German" title="heißen">heißen</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/hei%C3%9Fen" class="extiw" title="de:heißen">(de)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/nennen#German" title="nennen">sich nennen</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/nennen" class="extiw" title="de:nennen">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Gothic: <span class="Goth" lang="got"><a href="/wiki/%F0%90%8C%B7%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8D%84%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BD#Gothic" title="𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽">𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="got-Latn" class="tr Latn"><a href="/wiki/haitan#Gothic" title="haitan">haitan</a></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Greek: <span class="Grek" lang="el"><a href="/wiki/%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9#Greek" title="λέγομαι">λέγομαι</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9" class="extiw" title="el:λέγομαι">(el)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="el-Latn" class="tr Latn">légomai</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Grek" lang="el"><a href="/wiki/%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9#Greek" title="ονομάζομαι">ονομάζομαι</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9" class="extiw" title="el:ονομάζομαι">(el)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="el-Latn" class="tr Latn">onomázomai</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%ADvj%C3%A1k#Hungarian" title="hívják">hívják</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%ADvj%C3%A1k" class="extiw" title="hu:hívják">(hu)</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">he/she/it is called, you [formal] are called</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/h%C3%ADvnak#Hungarian" title="hívnak">hívnak</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">I am called, you [informal] are called</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Icelandic: <span class="Latn" lang="is"><a href="/wiki/heita#Icelandic" title="heita">heita</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://is.wiktionary.org/wiki/heita" class="extiw" title="is:heita">(is)</a></span></li> <li>Ido: <span class="Latn" lang="io"><a href="/w/index.php?title=nomesar&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="nomesar (page does not exist)">nomesar</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/nomesar" class="extiw" title="io:nomesar">(io)</a></span></li> <li>Italian: <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/chiamarsi#Italian" title="chiamarsi">chiamarsi</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/chiamarsi" class="extiw" title="it:chiamarsi">(it)</a></span></li> <li>Japanese: <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E8%A8%80%E3%81%86#Japanese" title="言う">...と言う</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%A8%80%E3%81%86" class="extiw" title="ja:言う">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">...という, ... to iu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E3%81%84%E3%81%86#Japanese" title="いう">...という</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%84%E3%81%86" class="extiw" title="ja:いう">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">...という, ... to iu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E7%94%B3%E3%81%99#Japanese" title="申す">...と申す</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%94%B3%E3%81%99" class="extiw" title="ja:申す">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">...ともうす, ... to mōsu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">humble</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Khmer: <span class="Khmr" lang="km"><a href="/wiki/%E1%9E%88%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%98%E1%9F%84%E1%9F%87#Khmer" title="ឈ្មោះ">ឈ្មោះ</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://km.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%9E%88%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%98%E1%9F%84%E1%9F%87" class="extiw" title="km:ឈ្មោះ">(km)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="km-Latn" class="tr Latn">chmŭəh</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Korean: <span class="Kore" lang="ko"><a href="/wiki/%EB%B6%88%EB%A6%AC%EB%8B%A4#Korean" title="불리다">...(이)라고 불리다</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%B6%88%EB%A6%AC%EB%8B%A4" class="extiw" title="ko:불리다">(ko)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ko-Latn" class="tr Latn">...(i)rago bullida</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Lao: <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/wiki/%E0%BA%8A%E0%BA%B7%E0%BB%88#Lao" title="ຊື່">ຊື່</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">sư̄</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Latin: <span class="Latn" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/nominor#Latin" title="nominor">nominor</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/nominor" class="extiw" title="la:nominor">(la)</a></span></li> <li>Ligurian: <span class="Latn" lang="lij"><a href="/wiki/ciam%C3%A2se#Ligurian" title="ciamâse">ciamâse</a></span></li> <li>Macedonian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="mk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0#Macedonian" title="вика">се вика</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mk-Latn" class="tr Latn">se vika</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Mòcheno: <span class="Latn" lang="mhn"><a href="/wiki/hoasn#Mòcheno" title="hoasn">hoasn</a></span></li> <li>Norwegian: <dl><dd>Bokmål: <span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/hete#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="hete">hete</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/hete" class="extiw" title="no:hete">(no)</a></span></dd> <dd>Nynorsk: <span class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/heita#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="heita">heita</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Occitan: <span class="Latn" lang="oc"><a href="/wiki/se#Occitan" title="se">se</a> <a href="/wiki/sonar#Occitan" title="sonar">sonar</a></span></li> <li>Old English: <span class="Latn" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/hatan#Old_English" title="hatan">hātan</a></span></li> <li>Old Norse: <span class="Latn" lang="non"><a href="/wiki/heita#Old_Norse" title="heita">heita</a></span></li> <li>Persian: <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86#Persian" title="گفته شدن">گفته شدن</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="fa-Latn" class="tr Latn">gofte šodan</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Polish: <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/nazywa%C4%87#Polish" title="nazywać">nazywać się</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/nazywa%C4%87" class="extiw" title="pl:nazywać">(pl)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></li> <li>Portuguese: <span class="Latn" lang="pt"><a href="/wiki/chamar#Portuguese" title="chamar">chamar</a>-<a href="/wiki/se#Portuguese" title="se">se</a></span></li> <li>Romanian: <span class="Latn" lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/se#Romanian" title="se">se</a> <a href="/wiki/numi#Romanian" title="numi">numi</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/se#Romanian" title="se">se</a> <a href="/wiki/chema#Romanian" title="chema">chema</a></span></li> <li>Russian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F#Russian" title="называться">называ́ться</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F" class="extiw" title="ru:называться">(ru)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">nazyvátʹsja</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F#Russian" title="именоваться">именова́ться</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F" class="extiw" title="ru:именоваться">(ru)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">imenovátʹsja</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Sardinian: <span class="ttbc"><sup class="ttbc">(please <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Translations#Translations_to_be_checked" title="Wiktionary:Translations">verify</a>)</sup> <span class="Latn" lang="sc"><a href="/wiki/n%C3%A0rrere#Sardinian" title="nàrrere">narrersi</a></span></span></li> <li>Sassarese: <span class="Latn" lang="sdc"><a href="/wiki/ciamassi#Sassarese" title="ciamassi">ciamassi</a></span></li> <li>Serbo-Croatian: <dl><dd>Cyrillic: <span class="Cyrl" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8#Serbo-Croatian" title="звати">зва̏ти се</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></dd> <dd>Latin: <span class="Latn" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/zvati#Serbo-Croatian" title="zvati">zvȁti se</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://sh.wiktionary.org/wiki/zvati" class="extiw" title="sh:zvati">(sh)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/vola%C5%A5#Slovak" title="volať">volať sa</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=menova%C5%A5&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="menovať (page does not exist)">menovať sa</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></li> <li>Slovene: <span class="Latn" lang="sl"><a href="/wiki/imenovati#Slovene" title="imenovati">imenovati se</a></span><span class="tpos">&#160;<a href="https://sl.wiktionary.org/wiki/imenovati" class="extiw" title="sl:imenovati">(sl)</a></span>&#160;<span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span></li> <li>Spanish: <span 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