Standard Lemma guide

denominal

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Denominative (deriving from a noun).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denominative, desubstantival

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denominative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English denominal From de- + nominal.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нарицателен (naricatelen) — deriving from a noun
  • Finnish: denominaalinen — deriving from a noun
  • Finnish: nominikantainen — deriving from a noun
  • French: dénominal — deriving from a noun
  • German: denominal — deriving from a noun
  • Italian: denominale — deriving from a noun
  • Italian: denominativo — deriving from a noun
  • Polish: odrzeczownikowy — deriving from a noun
  • Russian: отымённый (otymjónnyj) — deriving from a noun
  • Russian: нарица́тельный (naricátelʹnyj) — deriving from a noun
  • Spanish: denominativo — deriving from a noun
  • Finnish: denominaali — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Finnish: nominijohdannainen — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • French: dénominal — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Italian: denominale — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Italian: denominativo — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Polish: słowo odrzeczownikowe — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Sicilian: dinuminali — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Sicilian: dinuminativu — word that is derived from a noun or adjective
  • Spanish: denominativo — word that is derived from a noun or adjective