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prepositional

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of the prepositional case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The prepositional case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or formed with a preposition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • prepositional phrase

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: parafjalor — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Catalan: preposicional — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Czech: předložkový — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Finnish: etuasemainen — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • French: prépositionnel — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Galician: preposicional — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • German: präpositional — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • German: vorwörtlich — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Irish: réamhfhoclach — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Italian: prepositivo — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Polish: przyimkowy — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Portuguese: preposicional — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Portuguese: prepositivo — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Russian: предло́жный (predlóžnyj) — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Scottish Gaelic: roimhearach — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Spanish: preposicional — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Tajik: пешоянддор (pešoyanddor) — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Tajik: пешоянд (pešoyand) — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Volapük: präpodik — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Welsh: arddodiadol — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition
  • Hungarian: elöljárós — of the prepositional case
  • Italian: preposizionale — of the prepositional case
  • Polish: przyimkowy — of the prepositional case
  • Portuguese: preposicional — of the prepositional case
  • Russian: предло́жный (predlóžnyj) — of the prepositional case