Adjective

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1 English 1.1 Syllabification 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Antonyms 1.4.4 Derived terms

English

Syllabification

[Ad-jec-tive] \Ad"jec*tive\

Etymology

Latin ad, next to + -ject-, perfect passive participle form of jacere, to throw + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.

Noun

adjective (Plural: adjectives)

1. A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun, such as big or heavy.

Translations

Arabic: نعت m, صفة f Bulgarian: прилагателно име n Catalan: adjectiu m Chinese: 形容词 Czech: přídavné jméno n Dutch: bijvoeglijk naamwoord n Estonian: omadussõna Greek: επίθετο Finnish: adjektiivi French: adjectif m German: Adjektiv n, Eigenschaftswort n Hungarian: melléknév Icelandic: lýsingarorð Interlingua: adjectivo Italian: aggettivo m

Japanese: 形容詞 (けいようし, keiyōshi)(い ending), 形容動詞 (けいようどうし, keiyō-dōshi)(だ/な ending) Latin: verbum adiectum n Norwegian (bokmål): adjektiv Norwegian (nynorsk): adjektiv Persian: صفت (sefat) Polish: przymiotnik m Portuguese (br): adjetivo Portuguese (pt): adjectivo Romanian: adjectiv n Romanica: adjectivo m Russian: прилaгaтeльнoe n Slovak: *prídavné meno n Spanish: adjetivo m Swedish: adjektiv

Adjective

adjective (no comparative or superlative)

1. Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective;

   adjectival syntax

   an adjective clause

2. (law) applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure;

   adjective law

Translations

functioning as an adjective

Catalan: adjectiu m, adjectiva f Dutch: bijvoeglijk Finnish: adjektiivi in compound words, otherwise adjektiivinen French: adjectif Greek: επιθετικός German: adjektivisch Interlingua: adjective, adjectival Italian: aggettivale

Latin: adjectivum Polish: przymiotnikowy m, przymiotnikowa f, przymiotnikowe n Portuguese (br): adjetivo Portuguese (pt): adjectivo Romanian: adjectival Romanica: adjectivo m, adjectiva f, adjectival Slovenian: pridevnik Spanish: adjetivo m, adjetiva f

methods of enforcement and rules of procedure

Dutch: formeel recht n Interlingua: adjective, adjectival Portuguese: adjectivo (Portugal), adjetivo (Brazil)

Polish: przymiotnikowy m, przymiotnikowa f, przymiotnikowe n Romanian: adjectiv m, adjectivă f Romanica: adjectivo m, adjectiva f, adjectival

Synonyms

• (functioning as an adjective): adjectival
• (applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure): procedural

Antonyms

• (applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure): substantive

Derived terms

• adjectival

pl:adjective