denominative

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

/ dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /

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.

Nearby words

denominate, denominate number, denomination, denominational, denominationalism, denominative, denominator, denotation, denotative, denote, denotive

Origin of denominative

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

Related forms

de·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

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

/ (dɪˈnɒmɪnətɪv) /

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 Forms

denominatively, adverb

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