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adnominal

adj, noun — 3 senses

adnominal

adj

US /ˌædˈnɑ.mɪ.nəl/

Etymology From ad- + nominal, by analogy with adverbial for verbs.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.

  • In most languages, pronominal and adnominal demonstratives are morphologically identical.2005, Martin Haspelmath, editor, The World Atlas of Language Structures, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175:
Derived terms
adnominality, adnominalization, adnominalize, adnominally

adnominal

noun

Etymology From ad- + nominal, by analogy with adverbial for verbs.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.

adnominal

adj

Etymology The adjective form of adnoun, by analogy with the use of nominal as the adjective form of noun.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Dated Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).

Synonyms
adjective, adjectival

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