Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nominalist

/ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-nal-ist
IPA
/ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.

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Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nominalist From nominal + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more nominalist (comparative) most nominalist (superlative) nominalists (plural)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce nominalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɒmɪnəlɪst/.
What does nominalist mean?
Adhering or relating to nominalism.
Where does nominalist come from?
Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nominalist From nominal + -ist.

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