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Pronunciation / Transliteration: visheshan
"विशेषण संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
"In the phrase 'the blue car', the word 'blue' is an adjective."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'adiectivum', a translation of Greek 'epitheton' (added). It entered the English language in the 16th century via Middle French 'adjectif', originally functioning grammatically as something added to a noun.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Adjective"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Adjective" is said worldwide
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adjectif
Transliteration: /ad.ʒɛk.tif/
"Dans cette phrase, le mot 'grand' est un adjectif."
Adjektiv
Transliteration: /ˈadjektɪf/
"Ein Adjektiv beschreibt ein Nomen näher."
aggettivo
Transliteration: /ad.dʒetˈtʃi.vo/
"L'aggettivo concorda con il nome in genere e numero."
adjetivo
Transliteration: /ax.xeˈti.βo/
"El adjetivo califica al sustantivo."
adjetivo
Transliteration: /ad.ʒeˈtʃi.vu/
"O adjetivo modifica o sentido do substantivo."
विशेषण
Transliteration: visheshan
"विशेषण संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताता है।"
形容词
Transliteration: xíngróngcí
"这句话里包含两个形容词。"
형용사
Transliteration: hyeong-yong-sa
"형용사는 명사의 성질이나 상태를 꾸며준다."
形容詞
Transliteration: keiyōshi
"日本語には二種類の形容詞があります。"
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