prenominal

• Termo gramatical que descreve um adjetivo colocado antes do substantivo que ele modifica, em oposição ao adjetivo posposto. Atualmente, esse termo é pouco usado fora de contextos linguísticos 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.

   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'.

   Sinônimosattributive