prenominal

• Término gramatical que designa un adjetivo que se coloca antes del sustantivo al que modifica, a diferencia del adjetivo pospuesto. Se usa principalmente en contextos lingüísticos especializados.

A grammatical term describing an adjective that is placed before the noun it modifies, as opposed to a postnominal adjective. This term is now rarely used outside of specialized linguistic contexts.

1. Position of an adjectiveC2formal

   Describing an adjective that is placed before the noun it modifies, rather than after it.

   Adjetivo prenominal

   • In the phrase 'a red car', 'red' is a prenominal adjective.
   • Prenominal adjectives are common in English, such as 'old' in 'old house'.
   • The word 'main' is always used prenominally, as in 'main street'.

   Sinónimosattributive