adjectival noun (English, noun)
expansion: adjectival noun (plural adjectival nouns)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
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glosses: A noun used as an adjective.
glosses: A specific part of speech, categorized in Japanese as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi). Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi).
raw_tags: in Japanese grammar
glosses: Nouns that have the form of adjectives (often originally adjectives used as nouns).
raw_tags: in Czech and Slovak grammar
glosses: A nominalized adjective.
tags: sometimes
raw_tags: in English metalanguage
Forms:
form: adjectival nouns
tags: plural