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adjectival_pronoun

adjectival pronoun

English

Noun

adjectival pronoun (plural adjectival pronouns)

  1. A pronoun which accompanies a noun
    • 2002, Ronald F. Feldstein & Steven L. Franks: Polish, Lincom Europa, p.68:
      This section will present the declensions of the demonstrative, interrogative/relative, and possessive categories. These pronouns can be termed adjectival on the basis of the fact that they substitute for adjectives. However, most adjetival pronouns have a declension that differs from that of adjectives in an essential property: [...]
    • 2014, N. M. Gwynne, Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English, Random House (ebook without page numbers; the italic words were originally bold):
      Meus and tuus are called adjectival pronouns [...]

Synonyms

  • adjective pronoun, pronoun adjective

Antonyms

  • substantival pronoun (substantive pronoun, pronoun substantive)

Translations