denominative

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  dēnōminātīvus, a calque of 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 (“noun”).

Adjective

denominative (not comparable)

1. Being a name.
   • 1885, William Philo Clark, The Indian Sign Language (page 283)

     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.

2. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.
   • 1678, J. Hawkins, Cocker's Arithm. ii. 29

     The least denominative part of time is a second.

3. (grammar) Deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction.

Synonyms

• (grammar): denominal

Translations

deriving from a noun

• Catalan: denominatiu
• Finnish: denominaalinen (fi), nominikantainen (fi)
• French: dénominal (fr)
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• Greek: μετονοματικός (el) (metonomatikós)
• Italian: denominale (it), denominativo
• Spanish: denominativo

being a name

• Bulgarian: нарицателен (naricatelen)
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• Russian: нарица́тельный (ru) m (naricátelʹnyj)

Noun

denominative (plural denominatives)

1. A word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.

Synonyms

• denominal

Translations

word that is derived from a noun or adjective

• Czech: denominativum n
• Finnish: denominaali (fi), nominijohdannainen
• French: dénominal (fr) m
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• Italian: denominale (it) m, denominativo m
• Spanish: denominativo m

See also

• deadjective, denominal, desubstantive, deverbal, deverbative

Further reading

• “denominative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• denominative, denominal at Google Ngram Viewer

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Italian

Adjective

denominative f pl

1. feminine plural of denominativo

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) dēnōminātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of dēnōminātīvus