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A pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context and indicates whether the noun is singular or plural and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- In the sentence I like this, the word this is a demonstrative pronoun.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pronoun
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demonstrative
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pronoun
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
բացատրական դերանուն
(bacʻatrakan deranun)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Azerbaijani:
işarə əvəzliyi
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Chinese Mandarin:
指示代詞 /指示代词
(zhǐshì dàicí)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Dutch:
aanwijzend voornaamwoord
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Esperanto:
monstra pronomo
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Esperanto:
demonstrativo
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Estonian:
näitav asesõna
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Faroese:
ávísingarfornavn
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Finnish:
demonstratiivipronomini
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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French:
pronom démonstratif
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Georgian:
ჩვენებითი ნაცვალსახელი
(čvenebiti nacvalsaxeli)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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German:
hinweisendes Fürwort
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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German:
Demonstrativpronomen
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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German:
Demonstrativum
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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German:
Demonstrativ
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Greek:
δεικτική αντωνυμία
(deiktikí antonymía)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Hebrew:
כִּינּוּי רֶמֶז
(kinúy rémez)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Hungarian:
mutató névmás
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Icelandic:
ábendingarfornafn
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Icelandic:
sérstætt ábendingarfornafn
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Irish:
forainm taispeántach
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Italian:
pronome dimostrativo
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Japanese:
指示代名詞
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Korean:
지시대명사
(jisidaemyeongsa)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Latin:
pronomen demonstrativum
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Lithuanian:
parodomasis įvardis
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Mongolian:
заах төлөөний нэр
(zaax tölöönii ner)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Mongolian:
заах төлөөний үг
(zaax tölöönii üg)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Mongolian:
ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠬᠤ ᠲᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠨᠡᠷᠡ
(ǰiɣaqu tölügen-ü ner-e)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Mongolian:
ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠬᠤ ᠲᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠦᠭᠡ
(ǰiɣaqu tölügen-ü üge)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Polish:
zaimek wskazujący
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Portuguese:
pronome demonstrativo
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Romanian:
pronume demonstrativ
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Romansh:
pronom demonstrativ
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Russian:
указа́тельное местоиме́ние
(ukazátelʹnoje mestoiménije)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Spanish:
pronombre demostrativo
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Swedish:
demonstrativt pronomen
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Tagalog:
panghalip na pamatlig
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Thai:
นิยมสรรพนาม
(ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam)
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Turkish:
işaret zamiri
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Walloon:
prono d' mostraedje
— pronoun which replaces a noun
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Welsh:
rhagenw dangosol
— pronoun which replaces a noun
