"prepositional" meaning in English

See prepositional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Etymology: From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praepositiō||a setting before, a preposition}} Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), {{der|en|grc|πρόθεσις||a setting before, preposition (grammar)}} Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”), {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prepositional (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition): parafjalor (Albanian), preposicional (Catalan), předložkový (Czech), etuasemainen (Finnish), prépositionnel (French), preposicional (Galician), präpositional (German), vorwörtlich (German), réamhfhoclach (Irish), prepositivo (Italian), preposicional (Portuguese), prepositivo (Portuguese), предло́жный (predlóžnyj) (Russian), roimhearach (Scottish Gaelic), preposicional (Spanish), пешоянддор (pešoyanddor) (Tajik), пешоянд (pešoyand) (Tajik), präpodik (Volapük), arddodiadol (Welsh)
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  2. (grammar) Of the prepositional case. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (of the prepositional case): elöljárós (Hungarian), preposizionale (Italian), preposicional (Portuguese), предло́жный (predlóžnyj) (Russian)
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Derived forms: phrasal prepositional verb, prepositional article, prepositional case, prepositionally, prepositional phrase, prepositional pronoun, prepositional verb

Noun

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Etymology: From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praepositiō||a setting before, a preposition}} Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), {{der|en|grc|πρόθεσις||a setting before, preposition (grammar)}} Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”), {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepositional (plural prepositionals)
  1. (grammar) The prepositional case. Categories (topical): Grammar
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Alternative forms

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