Pronominal
/pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A phrase that acts as a pronoun.
- 2 a phrase that functions as a pronoun wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.
"Neither of these pronominal compounds was found in current sources."
Adjective
- 1 relating to pronouns wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The pronominal suffixes produce no change, because they are merely enclitic pronouns and have no accent."
Etymology
From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- + nominal.