pronoun
English
/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/, /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
noun
Definitions
- (grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.
Etymology
Prefix from English noun derived from Middle French pronom derived from Latin pronomen derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mispronoun English
- neopronoun English
- noun English
- nounal English
- nounhood English
- nounification English
- nounize English
- nounless English
- nounlike English
- nounness English
- nounship English
- nouny English
- postnoun English
- prenoun English
- pronounal English
- pronomini Finnish
- pronomen Latin
- Pronomen German
- pronom French
- pronombre Spanish, Castilian
- ἀντωνυμία Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek
- pronomen Swedish
- noun Middle English
- pronomo Esperanto
- pronom Catalan, Valencian
- pronomo Ido
- pronom Middle French
- pronoomini Ingrian