English

Noun

attributive noun ‎(plural attributive nouns)

1. (grammar) A noun that modifies another noun attributively and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence); a noun used as an adjective.

   For example, in the compound noun "chicken soup", the attributive noun "chicken" modifies the noun "soup".

2. (grammar, when referring to a language other than English) A noun denoting bearer of a quality or an attribute of a subject, in reference to the lexical morpheme from which it is derived.

Synonyms

• (noun used as an adjective): noun adjunct
• noun modifier
• (noun denoting bearer of a quality): nomen attributivum

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