pronominal

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/
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Adjective

pronominal (comparative more pronominal, superlative most pronominal)

  1. (linguistics, grammar) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:
      Neither of these pronominal compounds was found in current sources.

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Noun

pronominal (plural pronominals)

  1. (grammar) A phrase that acts as a pronoun.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pronominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pronominals)

  1. (grammar) pronominal

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pronominal (feminine pronominale, masculine plural pronominaux, feminine plural pronominales)

  1. pronominal

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Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin prōnōminālis.

Adjective

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais)

  1. (grammar) pronominal

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Interlingua

Adjective

pronominal (not comparable)

  1. pronominal

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin prōnōminālis.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pro‧no‧mi‧nal

Adjective

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) pronominal

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pronominal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pronominal m or n (feminine singular pronominală, masculine plural pronominali, feminine and neuter plural pronominale)

  1. pronominal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾonomiˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pro‧no‧mi‧nal

Adjective

pronominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pronominales)

  1. pronominal

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