Linguistica - Sostantivi, pronomi e aggettivi

(grammar) a noun that is formed by two or more words

sostantivo composto

(grammar) a noun that forms a plural and a singular

conte sostantivo

(grammar) a noun with no plural form, which cannot be used with indefinite articles

sostantivo senza conteggio

a type of pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence and indicates that the subject performs an action on itself

pronome riflessivo, pronome autorefettivo

a type of noun that represents a physical, tangible entity or object, typically something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted

sostantivo concreto, sostantivo materiale

(grammar) a noun that denotes a general quality or an idea, rather than a physical object or real world event

nome astratto

(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized

nome proprio

(grammar) a noun that refers to an object or a concept in a category but not to a specific one

nome comune

a pronoun that serves as a grammatical placeholder or filler in a sentence, having no specific referential meaning but fulfilling syntactic requirements

pronominal dummy, pronome fittizio

(grammar) a singular noun that refers to a group of things or individuals

sostantivo collettivo

a noun that appears next to another noun or pronoun and provides additional information or clarification about it, serving to identify, describe, or specify the noun it is referring to

nome apposito, sostantivo apposito

a noun derived from a verb that retains some characteristics of the verb while functioning as a noun, often expressing the action or the result of the verb

sostantivo verbale, nome verbale

a noun that shows ownership or possession of something, typically formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" ('s) to the noun, or just an apostrophe ('), depending on the grammatical context

sostantivo possessivo, sostantivi possessivi

(grammar) a pronoun that refers to a person or group mentioned before or realized from the context such as 'I', 'you', 'they', etc. in English

pronome personale

a noun that functions as an adverb, providing information about the manner, time, place, frequency, or degree of an action or event, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb

nome avverbiale, sostantivo avverbiale

a noun in the genitive case that functions as an adverbial modifier

genitivo avverbiale, genitivo di modo

a noun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of a sentence, providing more information about it

sostantivo predicativo, nome predicativo

a noun that is derived from a verb and typically refers to a person or entity that performs or carries out the action expressed by the verb, identifying the doer or agent of the action

nome agente, sostantivo agente

a type of pronoun that is used to ask questions, representing the unknown or the thing being inquired about, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "what," and "which"

pronome interrogativo, parola interrogativa

a type of pronoun that points to or identifies a specific person, object, or location, indicating proximity or distance in relation to the speaker or the context

pronome dimostrativo, pronome indicativo

a type of pronoun that expresses a mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more entities, indicating that the action or relationship is shared or reciprocated, such as "each other" or "one another"

pronome reciproco, pronome mutuo

a type of pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause and relates it to a noun or pronoun in the main clause, serving as a connector between the two clauses, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "which," or "that"

pronome relativo, pronomi relativi

a pronoun that emphasizes or intensifies the noun or pronoun it refers to, typically reflecting back on the subject of the sentence

pronome intensivo, pronome enfatico

a type of pronoun that replaces a noun as the subject of a sentence

soggetto pronome

a type of pronoun that functions as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence, representing the recipient or the entity being acted upon

pronome oggetto, pronome complemento

a pronoun that refers to a non-specific or unidentified person, thing, or amount, conveying a sense of ambiguity or lack of specificity

pronome indefinito, pronome indeterminato

a pronoun that is used in place of a specific person or group, often in situations where the subject of the sentence is unknown or irrelevant, or when the focus is on a general concept rather than an individual

pronome impersonale, pronome indefinito

a pronoun that was commonly used in older forms of the language but has fallen out of common usage in modern times, typically due to changes in language and cultural shifts

pronome arcaico, pronome obsoleto

a pronoun that refers to members of a group or individuals separately rather than collectively, indicating that the action or attribute applies to each individual separately

pronome distributivo, pronome di distribuzione

a pronoun that shows ownership or possession, indicating that something belongs to someone or something

pronome possessivo, pronome di possesso

an adjective that functions as a noun, representing a person, thing, or concept, taking on the role of a noun in a sentence

aggettivo nominale, aggettivo sostantivo

an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of a sentence, providing additional information or describing a quality or state of the subject

aggettivo predicativo, aggettivo di predicato

an adjective that independently modifies a noun when multiple adjectives are used together to describe the same noun, and each adjective contributes equally to the description without modifying the others

aggettivo coordinato, aggettivo di coordinazione

an adjective that provides information about the quality, characteristic, or attribute of a noun

aggettivo descrittivo, aggettivo qualificativo

an adjective that expresses a judgment or evaluation about the noun it modifies, indicating a subjective opinion or value judgment

aggettivo valutativo, aggettivo di valutazione

an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is used to describe or modify a noun

aggettivo proprio, aggettivo derivato da un nome proprio

an adjective that provides information about the quantity or amount of a noun

aggettivo quantitativo, aggettivo di quantità

an adjective that points to or identifies a specific noun or group of nouns

aggettivo dimostrativo

an adjective that shows ownership or possession of a noun

aggettivo possessivo, aggettivo di possesso

an adjective that is used to ask a question about a noun

aggettivo interrogativo

an adjective that is used to compare two entities, indicating that one entity has a greater or lesser degree of a certain quality than the other

aggettivo comparativo, aggettivo di comparazione

an adjective that is used to compare three or more entities, indicating that one entity has the highest or lowest degree of a certain quality among all others

aggettivo superlativo, aggettivo al superlativo

an adjective that is formed by combining two or more words together to modify a noun

aggettivo composto, aggettivo complesso

an adjective that refers to a non-specific or unspecified quantity or quality of a noun

aggettivo indefinito, aggettivo indeterminato

an adjective that indicates a specific number or quantity of something

aggettivo numerale, aggettivo di quantità

an adjective that follows the noun it modifies in a sentence rather than preceding it

aggettivo postpositivo, aggettivo che segue il sostantivo

an adjective that can be modified by words like "very," "quite," or "extremely" to indicate different degrees or levels of the described quality

aggettivo gradabile, aggettivo di grado

an adjective that does not have degrees or levels of intensity and cannot be modified by words like "very" or "extremely

aggettivo non gradabile, aggettivo inalterabile

an adjective formed from a verb's participle form that describes a noun or pronoun

aggettivo participiale, aggettivo da participio

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

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