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nominativus pendens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-na-tivus pen-dens
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.

noun

Intentional use of such a construction.

Etymology

From Latin nominativus (“nominative case”) + Latin pendens (“hanging, waiting”).

Phrases

ablative absolute left dislocation nominative absolute

Frequently Paired Words

ablative absolute left dislocation nominative absolute

Questions

What does nominativus pendens mean?
A noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.
Where does nominativus pendens come from?
From Latin nominativus (“nominative case”) + Latin pendens (“hanging, waiting”).

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