denominative
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denominative
- /di-ˈnä-mə-nə-tiv/ US
Where it comes from
From Late Latin dēnōminātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”). It originally had the meaning “derived”, but in its grammatical sense, it has developed the meaning “from a noun”, perhaps a reinterpretation of the Latin morphemes that it consists of: the preposition dē (“from”) and the stem of nōmen (“name, noun”).
adjective
- Being a name. From the fact that this was the most noticeable feature in their costume, the name came naturally to be the denominative term of the tribe.
- Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable. The least denominative part of time is a second.
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Deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction.
Similar: denominal
noun denominatives
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A word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
Similar: denominal
Translations
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adj being a name
| Русский | нарица́тельный naricátelʹnyj |
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adj deriving from a noun
| Español | denominativo |
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| Français | dénominal |
| Italiano | denominale, denominativo |
| Ελληνικά | μετονοματικός metonomatikós |
noun word that is derived from a noun or adjective
| Español | denominativo |
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| Français | dénominal |
| Italiano | denominale, denominativo |
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