Phrase guide

reciprocal pronoun

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

noun

Meaning 1

A pronoun referring to an antecedent in the plural, and expressing a mutual relation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The English reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pronoun

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: wederkerig voornaamwoord — a part of speech
  • Faroese: sínámillumfornavn — a part of speech
  • Finnish: resiprookkipronomini — a part of speech
  • French: pronom réciproque — a part of speech
  • German: Reziprokpronomen — a part of speech
  • Greek: αλληλοπαθής αντωνυμία (allilopathís antonymía) — a part of speech
  • Hungarian: kölcsönös névmás — a part of speech
  • Icelandic: gagnverkandi fornafn — a part of speech
  • Latin: pronomen reciprocum — a part of speech
  • Polish: zaimek wzajemny — a part of speech
  • Portuguese: pronome recíproco — a part of speech
  • Romanian: pronume reciproc — a part of speech
  • Russian: взаи́мное местоиме́ние (vzaímnoje mestoiménije) — a part of speech
  • Swedish: reciprokt pronomen — a part of speech
  • Welsh: rhagenw cilyddol — a part of speech