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indefinite pronoun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: onbepaalde voornaamwoord — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Armenian: անորոշ դերանուն (anoroš deranun) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Bulgarian: неопределително местоимение (neopredelitelno mestoimenie) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Catalan: pronom indefinit — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不定代名詞 /不定代名词 (bùdìng dàimíngcí) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Danish: ubestemt stedord — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Dutch: onbepaald voornaamwoord — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Esperanto: nedifina pronomo — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Faroese: óbundið fornavn — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Finnish: indefiniittipronomini — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • French: pronom indéfini — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Georgian: განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი (ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • German: Indefinitpronomen — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Hungarian: határozatlan névmás — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Icelandic: óákveðið fornafn — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Irish: forainm éiginnte — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Italian: pronome indefinito — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Japanese: 不定代名詞 (futei daimeishi) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Latin: pronomen indefinitum — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Polish: zaimek nieokreślony — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Portuguese: pronome indefinido — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Romanian: pronume nedefinit — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Romanian: pronume nehotărât — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Romansh: pronom indefinit — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Russian: неопределённое местоиме́ние (neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Spanish: pronombre indeterminado — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Tagalog: panghalip na di-tiyak — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Thai: อนิยมสรรพนาม (à-ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Turkish: belirsizlik zamiri — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Ukrainian: неозна́чений займе́нник (neoznáčenyj zajménnyk) — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Vietnamese: đại từ bất định — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Vietnamese: đại từ không xác định — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent
  • Welsh: rhagenw amhendant — Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent