substantival
[ suhb-stuhn-tahy-vuhl ]
adjective
noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
Origin of substantival
1First recorded in 1825–35; substantive + -al1
Other words from substantival
- sub·stan·ti·val·ly, adverb
- non·sub·stan·ti·val, adjective
- non·sub·stan·ti·val·ly, adverb
Words Nearby substantival
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How to use substantival in a sentence
But substantival datives and accusatives, as in Modern English, follow the predicate.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book | C. Alphonso SmithThe plural word selves, a substantival, and not an adjectival form.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon LathamArchbishop Whately has some remarks on this substantival power in his Logic.
The English Language | Robert Gordon LathamNear the Atlantic seaboard, the most common substantival components of river names are -tuk and -hanne, -han, or -huan.
The Composition of Indian Geographical Names | J. Hammond TrumbullThose which have a single element, the substantival or 'ground-word,' with its locative suffix.
The Composition of Indian Geographical Names | J. Hammond Trumbull
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