Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denominal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-nom-i-nal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denominative (deriving from a noun).

noun

A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English denominal From de- + nominal.

Inflected Forms

denominals (plural)

Derived Forms

denominally

Phrases

non-denominal

Frequently Paired Words

deverbal deadjectival denumeral depronominal deinterjectional

Synonyms

denominative desubstantival

Questions

What does denominal mean?: Denominative (deriving from a noun).
Where does denominal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal English denominal From de- + nominal.

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