# prepositional

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #78,042

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.
2. Of the prepositional case.

## Etymology
From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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