pronominal

[ proh-nom-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun:

   “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.

2. Heraldry. noting the coat of arms on a quartered escutcheon: customarily occupying the first quarter and being the original coat of arms of the paternal line.

noun

1. Grammar. a pronominal word.

pronominal

/ prəʊˈnɒmɪnəl /

adjective

1. relating to or playing the part of a pronoun

Derived Forms

• proˈnominally, adverb

Other Words From

• pro·nomi·nal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronominal¹

From the Late Latin word prōnōminālis, dating back to 1635–45. See pronoun, -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronominal¹

C17: from Late Latin prōnōminālis, from prōnōmen a pronoun

Example Sentences

In the conference and prayer-room, the native teachers use the inclusive pronominal form of Father, altogether.

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To give these expressions a verbal form, the substantive verb, with its pronominal modifications, must be superadded.

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But this number is indiscriminate, and leaves the sense vague, until the pronominal suffixes are superadded.

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We have already seen that Hebrew prefixes its pronominal elements in certain cases, suffixes them in others.

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All the possessive pronominal forms except its and, in part, their and theirs, are also animate.

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