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

Through perspectival shifts, pronominal slippage and shout-outs to cinema, poetry and of course music, Mercier allows the duo’s fears and displaced ambitions to turn into one another in revelatory, oneiric and, ultimately, disturbing ways.

From New York Times

Most were necessitated by the demands of a metered line of poetry, and hence might be thought of more as a simple contraction than a pronominal phrase.

From Time

The absence of an "I" and other pronominal clutter certainly liberates the "eye" of writer and reader.

From The Guardian

The following table shows the principal remaining pronominal forms, with their derivation from Ap.:—

From Project Gutenberg

His pronominal substitution of It for He does not achieve a revolution in theology.

From Project Gutenberg