nomen agentis

noun

agent noun

Meanings

nounnomen agentis (plural nomina agentis or nomina agentium)

plural nomina agentis · plural nomina agentium

  1. grammaragent noun

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinnōmen agentis
  3. Englishnomen agentis

Learned borrowing from Latin nōmen agentis.

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