Standard Lemma guide

pronominal

adj · noun · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pronomial

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A phrase that acts as a pronoun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to pronouns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • pronominal reference

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a phrase that functions as a pronoun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pronominal phrase

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phrase

History

Etymology

From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- + nominal.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դերանվանական (deranvanakan) — of a pronoun
  • Catalan: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Czech: zájmenný — of a pronoun
  • Dutch: voornaamwoordelijk — of a pronoun
  • Esperanto: pronoma — of a pronoun
  • Finnish: pronominaalinen — of a pronoun
  • French: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Galician: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Georgian: ნაცვალსახელური (nacvalsaxeluri) — of a pronoun
  • Georgian: ნაცვალსახელითი (nacvalsaxeliti) — of a pronoun
  • Georgian: ნაცვალსახელის (nacvalsaxelis) — of a pronoun
  • German: fürwörtlich — of a pronoun
  • German: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Greek: αντονυμικός (antonymikós) — of a pronoun
  • Irish: forainmneach — of a pronoun
  • Italian: pronominale — of a pronoun
  • Polish: zaimkowy — of a pronoun
  • Portuguese: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Russian: местоиме́нный (mestoiménnyj) — of a pronoun
  • Russian: местоимённый (mestoimjónnyj) — of a pronoun
  • Spanish: pronominal — of a pronoun
  • Swedish: pronominell — of a pronoun
  • Tagalog: makahalip — of a pronoun
  • Ukrainian: займеннико́вий (zajmennykóvyj) — of a pronoun
  • Volapük: pönopik — of a pronoun
  • Welsh: rhagenwol — of a pronoun
  • Finnish: pronominaali — type of phrase
  • Irish: forainmneach — type of phrase
  • Polish: fraza zaimkowa — type of phrase
Real reading context

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