pronominal

P3R1O1N1O1M3I1N1A1L1
/pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

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pronomialpronominal phrase
OriginLate Latin prōnōminālis ← Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis →
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Meanings

adjectivepronominal (comparative more pronominal, superlative most pronominal)

comparative more pronominal · superlative most pronominal

  1. grammarOf, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

    Neither of these pronominal compounds was found in current sources.

    2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120

    Synonyms: pronomial

nounpronominal (plural pronominals)

plural pronominals

  1. grammarA phrase that acts as a pronoun.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

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pronomial

More synonyms by meaning

nouna phrase that functions as a pronoun

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pronominal phrase
Broader
phrase
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pronomialpronominal phrase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprōnōmen, prōnōminis
  2. Late Latinprōnōminālis
  3. Englishpronominal

From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- + nominal.

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Translations

Catalan pronominal
  • pronominalof a pronoun
Czech zájmenný
  • zájmennýof a pronoun
Dutch voornaamwoordelijk
  • voornaamwoordelijkof a pronoun
Esperanto pronoma
  • pronomaof a pronoun
Finnish pronominaalinen, pronominaali
  • pronominaalinenof a pronoun
  • pronominaalitype of phrase
French pronominal
  • pronominalof a pronoun
German fürwörtlich, pronominal
  • fürwörtlichof a pronoun
  • pronominalof a pronoun
Greek αντονυμικός
  • αντονυμικός (antonymikós)of a pronoun
Irish forainmneach, forainmneach
  • forainmneachof a pronoun
  • forainmneachtype of phrase
Italian pronominale
  • pronominaleof a pronoun
Polish zaimkowy, fraza zaimkowa
  • zaimkowyof a pronoun
  • fraza zaimkowatype of phrase
Portuguese pronominal
  • pronominalof a pronoun
Russian местоиме́нный, местоимённый
  • местоиме́нный (mestoiménnyj)of a pronoun
  • местоимённый (mestoimjónnyj)of a pronoun
Spanish pronominal
  • pronominalof a pronoun
Swedish pronominell
  • pronominellof a pronoun
Tagalog makahalip
  • makahalipof a pronoun
Ukrainian займеннико́вий
  • займеннико́вий (zajmennykóvyj)of a pronoun
Welsh rhagenwol
  • rhagenwolof a pronoun
Cite this entry
APA

pronominal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronominal

MLA

“pronominal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronominal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronominal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronominal.

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