Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nominatival

/ˌnɑmɪnəˈtivəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-na-ti-val
IPA
/ˌnɑmɪnəˈtivəl/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (onomăstĭkḗ)calq. Latin nōminātīvusder. Old French nominatifbor. ▲ Latin nōminātīvusbor. Middle English nominatyf English nominative English -al English nominatival From nominative + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnɑmɪnəˈtivəl/

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce nominatival?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɑmɪnəˈtivəl/.
What does nominatival mean?
Of or pertaining to the nominative case; nominative
Where does nominatival come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (onomăstĭkḗ)calq. Latin nōminātīvusder. Old French nominatifbor. ▲ Latin nōminātīvusbor. Middle English nominatyf English nominative English -al English nominatival From nominative + -al.

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