denominative

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin dēnōminātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”). It originally had the meaning “derived”, but in its grammatical sense, it has developed the meaning “from a noun”, perhaps a reinterpretation of the Latin morphemes that it consists of: the preposition dē (“from”) and the stem of nōmen (“name, noun”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /di-ˈnä-mə-nə-tiv/ === Adjective === denominative (not comparable) Being a name. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable. (grammar) Deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction. Synonym: denominal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === denominative (plural denominatives) (grammar) A word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective. Synonym: denominal ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== === See also === deadjective, denominal, desubstantive, deverbal, deverbative === Further reading === “denominative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “denominative, denominal”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. == Italian == === Adjective === denominative f pl feminine plural of denominativo == Latin == === Adjective === dēnōminātīve vocative masculine singular of dēnōminātīvus