denominal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Italic *nōmn̥

Latin nōmen

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin nōminālisder.

Middle English nominalle

English nominal

English denominal

From de- + nominal.

Adjective

denominal (not comparable)

1. (grammar, linguistics) Denominative (deriving from a noun).

   Synonyms: denominative, desubstantival

   Coordinate terms: deverbal, deadjectival, denumeral, depronominal, deinterjectional

Derived terms

• denominally
• non-denominal

Translations

deriving from a noun — see also denominative

• Bulgarian: нарицателен (naricatelen)
• Finnish: denominaalinen (fi), nominikantainen (fi)
• French: dénominal (fr)
• German: denominal (de)
• Italian: denominale (it), denominativo
• Polish: odrzeczownikowy
• Russian: отымённый (ru) (otymjónnyj), нарица́тельный (ru) (naricátelʹnyj)
• Spanish: denominativo

Noun

denominal (plural denominals)

1. (grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.

   Synonym: denominative

   Coordinate term: deverbal

Translations

word that is derived from a noun or adjective

• Finnish: denominaali (fi), nominijohdannainen
• French: dénominal (fr) m
• Italian: denominale (it) m, denominativo m
• Polish: słowo odrzeczownikowe n
• Sicilian: dinuminali m or f, dinuminativu m
• Spanish: denominativo m

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• almondine, mandoline, melanonid, nonmedial