noun substantive
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum.
Noun
editnoun substantive (plural nouns substantive)
- (grammar, obsolete) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- 1753, Thomas Martin, An Explanation of the Accidence and Grammar To the End of the Syntax in which The Grounds of each Rule in the Syntax are laid down in the plainest Manner. Compiled By way of Question and Answer, For the Use of Schools., London, page 1:
- Q. What is a Noun? A. The Name of a Thing. Q. How many Sorts of Nouns are there? [...] A. A Noun Substantive, and a Noun Adjective.
- 1786, Signor Veneroni, The Complete Italian Master; Containing The best and easiest Rules for attaining that Language, London, page 6:
- A Noun is a word which serves to name and distinguish some thing; [...]. There are two sorts of nouns; one is called a noun substantive, and the other a noun adjective.
Synonyms
edit- noun (sensu stricto), substantive, substantive noun, naming word
Antonyms
editHypernyms
edit- noun (sensu lato)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editnoun — see noun
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