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.
Source: wiktionary
Denominative
//di-ˈnä-mə-nə-tiv//
Synonyms for "denominative" (41 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Related words (20)
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8 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- нарицателен adj (being a name)
Catalan
1 entries- denominatiu adj (deriving from a noun)
Czech
1 entries- denominativum noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
Finnish
4 entries- denominaalinen adj (deriving from a noun)
- nominikantainen adj (deriving from a noun)
- denominaali noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
- nominijohdannainen noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
French
2 entries- dénominal adj (deriving from a noun)
- dénominal noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
Greek
1 entries- μετονοματικός adj (deriving from a noun)
Italian
4 entries- denominale adj (deriving from a noun)
- denominativo adj (deriving from a noun)
- denominale noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
- denominativo noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
Russian
1 entries- нарица́тельный adj (being a name)
Spanish
2 entries- denominativo adj (deriving from a noun)
- denominativo noun (word that is derived from a noun or adjective)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The least denominative part of time is a second.
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