adjectival pronoun
English
Noun
adjectival pronoun (plural adjectival pronouns)
- (grammar) A pronoun that accompanies a noun, such as our in English.
- 2002, Ronald F. Feldstein, Steven L. Franks, Polish, Lincom Europa, page 68:
- This section will present the declensions of the demonstrative, interrogative/relative, and possessive categories. These pronouns can be termed adjectival on the basis of the fact that they substitute for adjectives. However, most adjectival pronouns have a declension that differs from that of adjectives in an essential property: […]
- 2014, N. M. Gwynne, Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English, Random House (ebook without page numbers; the italic words were originally bold):
- Meus and tuus are called adjectival pronouns […]
Synonyms
- adjective pronoun, pronoun adjective
Antonyms
- substantival pronoun (substantive pronoun, pronoun substantive)
Translations
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