Meanings
adjectivedenominal (not comparable)
noundenominal (plural denominals)
plural denominals
- grammarA denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
Synonyms: denominative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDenominative (deriving from a noun).
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nounA denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
- Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
- Latinnōmen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinnōminālis
- Middle Englishnominalle
- Englishnominal
- Englishdenominal
Translations
Bulgarian нарицателен
- нарицателен (naricatelen)deriving from a noun
Finnish denominaalinen, nominikantainen
- denominaalinenderiving from a noun
- nominikantainenderiving from a noun
- denominaaliword that is derived from a noun or adjective
- nominijohdannainenword that is derived from a noun or adjective
French dénominal, dénominal
- dénominalderiving from a noun
- dénominalword that is derived from a noun or adjective
German denominal
- denominalderiving from a noun
Italian denominale, denominativo
- denominalederiving from a noun
- denominativoderiving from a noun
- denominaleword that is derived from a noun or adjective
- denominativoword that is derived from a noun or adjective
Polish odrzeczownikowy, słowo odrzeczownikowe
- odrzeczownikowyderiving from a noun
- słowo odrzeczownikoweword that is derived from a noun or adjective
Russian отымённый, нарица́тельный
- отымённый (otymjónnyj)deriving from a noun
- нарица́тельный (naricátelʹnyj)deriving from a noun
Spanish denominal, denominal
- denominalderiving from a noun
- denominalword that is derived from a noun or adjective
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Cite this entry
APA
denominal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominal
MLA
“denominal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denominal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denominal.
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