denominatives
/dɪˈnɑmɪnətɪvz/
noun
- Words that are formed from nouns or adjectives, especially verbs derived from nouns or adjectives.
- In English, 'to butter' is a denominative because it comes from the noun 'butter'.
- Many denominatives in Spanish are formed by adding -ar to a noun, like 'teclear' from 'tecla'.
- Linguists study denominatives to understand how languages create new verbs.