adnominal

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adnominal¹

  • /ˌædˈnɑ.mɪ.nəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmɪnəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Involving or relating to words that modify a noun. In most languages, pronominal and adnominal demonstratives are morphologically identical.

noun adnominals

  1. The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.

adnominal²

  • /ˌædˈnɑ.mɪ.nəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmɪnəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. dated, not comparable Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).

    Similar: adjective, adjectival

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adj related to words that modify nouns

Deutschadsubstantivisch

noun word or phrase qualifying a noun

한국어관형사 gwanhyeongsa
日本語連体詞 rentaishi
Portuguêsadnominal

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@misc{adnominal_2026,
  title = {adnominal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adnominal},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}