nominal

== English == === Etymology === From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin nōminālis (“of names”), from nōmen (“name”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩/, [ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩] (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nl̩/, [ˈnɑ.mɪ.nl̩] === Adjective === nominal (not comparable) Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. Assigned to or bearing a person's name. Existing in name only. Synonym: ceremonial 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300, At Edinburgh he passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures, and picked up some superficial information about chemistry and natural history. (philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism. Insignificantly small. Synonym: trifling Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value. Antonym: effective (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value. (finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation. (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun. (engineering) According to plan or design. Synonym: normal (economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation. Antonym: real (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant. (taxonomy) Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Afrikaans: nominaal ==== Translations ==== === Noun === nominal (plural nominals) (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase. (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.) A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.) (UK, police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested. ==== Hyponyms ==== (grammar) noun, pronoun ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “nominal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “nominal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === nonmail == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nominālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [nu.miˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [no.miˈnal] === Adjective === nominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural nominals) nominal ==== Derived terms ==== nominalment ==== Related terms ==== nom === Further reading === “nominal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nominal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nominal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “nominal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin nominalis. See there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nomiˈnæˀl/ === Adjective === nominal (neuter nominalt, plural and definite singular attributive nominale) (linguistics) Relating to a word or construction which may function in nounlike manner; nominal Coordinate term: substantivisk (finance) Relating to the nominal value or face value (as opposed to the real or market value); nominal Synonyms: nominel, pålydende Something whose existence, value or function is rather theoretical or symbolic, and which does not necessarily correspond to a reality; nominal, formal, in name only Synonyms: formel, nominel, af navn (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant; nominal Synonyms: nominel, pålydende ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === nominal n (singular definite nominalet, plural indefinite nominaler) (linguistics) A word or construction which may function in a nounlike manner; a nominal, nominalisation Coordinate terms: nominalisering, substantivering, substantiv (finance) Nominal value; face value Synonym: nominalværdi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nominal,1” in Den Danske Ordbog “nominal,2” in Den Danske Ordbog “nominal” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog === Further reading === Nielsen, Peter Juul; Michael Herslund (10 June 2023), “Nominalisering”, in Den Store Danske‎[3], archived from the original on 2 June 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nominālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔ.mi.nal/ === Adjective === nominal (feminine nominale, masculine plural nominaux, feminine plural nominales) nominal === Noun === nominal m (plural nominaux) nominal === Related terms === nom classe nominale locution nominale valeur nominale === Descendants === → Dutch: nominaal→ Indonesian: nominal→ West Frisian: nominaal → Romanian: nominal === Further reading === “nominal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nominalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nomiˈnaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === nominal (strong nominative masculine singular nominaler, not comparable) nominal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nominaldeklination Nominalflexion Nominalklammer Nominalphrase === Further reading === “nominal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “nominal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch nominaal, from French nominal, from Latin nominalis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /noˈminal/ [noˈmi.nal] Rhymes: -inal Syllabification: no‧mi‧nal === Adjective === nominal nominal, existing in name only insignificantly small (grammar) of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun === Further reading === “nominal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nōminālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: no‧mi‧nal === Adjective === nominal m or f (plural nominais, not comparable) nominal ==== Derived terms ==== nominalizar nominalmente ==== Related terms ==== nome === Further reading === “nominal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nominal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nominal, Latin nominalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nomiˈnal/ === Adjective === nominal m or n (feminine singular nominală, masculine plural nominali, feminine/neuter plural nominale) nominal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== nume nominalism nominaliza == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nominālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nomiˈnal/ [no.miˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: no‧mi‧nal === Adjective === nominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural nominales) nominal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nominal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025