See denominative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "denominal"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "denominativum"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"word": "denominaali"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"word": "nominijohdannainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dénominal"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "denominale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "denominativo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "word that is derived from a noun or adjective",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "denominativo"
}
],
"word": "denominative"
}
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