pronominal

From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- +‎ nominal.

• IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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pronominal (comparative more pronominal, superlative most pronominal)

1. (linguistics, grammar) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

   Synonym: pronomial

   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:

     Neither of these pronominal compounds was found in current sources.

pronominal (plural pronominals)

1. (grammar) A phrase that acts as a pronoun.

Borrowed from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.nu.miˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.no.miˈnal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -al

pronominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pronominals)

1. (grammar) pronominal

• pronom

• “pronominal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pronominal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pronominal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pronominal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.nɔ.mi.nal/
• Homophones: pronominale, pronominales

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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pronominal (feminine pronominale, masculine plural pronominaux, feminine plural pronominales)

1. pronominal

• verbe pronominal

• pronom

• “pronominal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

From Late Latin prōnōminālis.

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais)

1. (grammar) pronominal

• pronome

• “pronominal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

pronominal (strong nominative masculine singular pronominaler, not comparable)

1. (grammar) pronominal

• “pronominal” in Duden online
• “pronominal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

pronominal (not comparable)

1. pronominal

• pronomine

From Late Latin prōnōminālis.

• Hyphenation: pro‧no‧mi‧nal

pronominal m or f (plural pronominais, not comparable)

1. (grammar) pronominal

• pronominalidade
• pronominalizar
• pronominalmente

• pronome

• “pronominal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pronominal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French pronominal.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpro.no.miˈnal/

pronominal m or n (feminine singular pronominală, masculine plural pronominali, feminine/neuter plural pronominale)

1. pronominal

Borrowed from Late Latin prōnōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /pɾonomiˈnal/ [pɾo.no.miˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pro‧no‧mi‧nal

pronominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pronominales)

1. pronominal

• “pronominal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025