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An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.
- In the phrase “attributive adjective”, “attributive” is the attributive adjective.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
形容詞定語 /形容词定语
(xíngróngcí dìngyǔ)
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Dutch:
attributief bijvoeglijk naamwoord
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Finnish:
attributiivinen adjektiivi
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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French:
adjectif épithète
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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French:
épithète
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Irish:
aidiacht cháilíochta
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Italian:
aggettivo attributo
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Korean:
한정 형용사
(hanjeong hyeong'yongsa)
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Mongolian:
тэмдэг нэр тодотгол
(temdeg ner todotgol)
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Mongolian:
тэмдэг үг тодотгол
(temdeg üg todotgol)
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Polish:
przymiotnik atrybutywny
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Romanian:
adjectiv atributiv
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Scottish Gaelic:
buadhair buaidh-aithriseach
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Spanish:
adjetivo atributivo
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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Welsh:
ansoddair disgrifiadol
— adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
