dénominatif
French, adjective/de.nɔ.mi.na.tif/
dénominatif is spelled D-É-N-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dénominatif is a French adjective meaning “denominative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui sert à nommer”.
What does dénominatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
denominative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui sert à nommer. 2. Dérivé d’une forme nominale.
noun: 1. Dérivé d'une forme nominale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dénominatif
- dénominative feminine
- dénominatifs masculine plural
- dénominatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dénominatif?
- /de.nɔ.mi.na.tif/
- \de.nɔ.mi.na.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dénominatif in French?
dénominatif appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).