pronoun

Meaning

1. A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural, specifically) Ellipsis of preferred pronoun, any of the third-person pronouns by which a person prefers to be referred to, typically reflecting their gender identity; often communicated as a subject–object pair.

Synonyms

object

absolute

𐐹𐑉𐐬𐑌𐐵𐑌

second-person singular

me

adverb

pronominal

reciprocal

second person

sing

them

you

second-person plural

fields

adjective

Translations

pronom

Pronomen

pronome

pronombre

voornaamwoord

pronome

Fürwort

αντωνυμία

pronomen

zamir

pronom

adıl

ضمير

pronom

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/

Etymology

From pro- + noun, modeled on Middle French pronom, from Latin pronomen, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ (ăntōnŭmĭ́ā).