denominative

[dih-nom-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]

adjective

conferring or constituting a distinctive designation or name.

Grammar. (especially of verbs) formed from a noun, as English to man from the noun man.

noun

Grammar. a denominative verb or other word.

Origin of denominative

1580–90; < Late Latin dēnōminātīvus, equivalent to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -īvus -ive

Related formsde·nom·i·na·tive·ly

[dih-nom-uh-ney-tiv-lee, -nuh-tiv-] /dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv li, -nə tɪv-/, adverb

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Examples from the Web for denominative

Historical Examples of denominative

This word comes from Wagoush, a fox, and the denominative inflection a ainc or ais.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for denominative

denominative

adjective

giving or constituting a name; naming

grammar

(of a word other than a noun) formed from or having the same form as a noun
(as noun)the verb "to mushroom" is a denominative

Derived Formsdenominatively, adverb

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Word Origin and History for denominative

adj.

early 15c., "in name only," from Late Latin denominativus, from Latin denominatus (see denominate).