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pronominal

/pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
pronom-i-nal
IPA
/pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

noun

A phrase that acts as a pronoun.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- + nominal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prōnōminālis, pronomen

Inflected Forms

more pronominal (comparative) most pronominal (superlative) pronominals (plural)

Derived Forms

depronominal prepronominal pronominalize pronominally semipronominal

Phrases

pronominal adverb pronominal phrase pronominal state pronominal verb

Synonyms

pronomial pronominal phrase

Questions

How do you pronounce pronominal?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/.
What does pronominal mean?
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.
Where does pronominal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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