substantif

sybstɑ̃tif

substantive, substantives

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Definition of substantif - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

linguistique

TECH.

mot qui désigne une personne, un animal, une chose ou une idée

TECH.

Le substantif « chien » désigne un animal domestique.

nom

nom commun

Adjective

linguistique

TECH.

qui se rapporte au nom en grammaire

TECH.

La fonction substantive de ce mot est évidente dans la phrase.

nominal

essencequi exprime l'essence ou la nature profonde de quelque chose

Cette analyse substantive révèle les vrais problèmes de l'entreprise.

essentiel

fondamental

teinture

TECH.

qui teint directement les fibres sans produit intermédiaire

TECH.

Ces colorants substantifs donnent une couleur durable au tissu.

autonome

direct

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Origin of substantif

latin, substantia (substance)

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dénominatif

adj.

dérivation

formé à partir d'un nom ou d'un substantif

substantifier

morphologie

transformer un mot en substantif par dérivation

Examples of substantif in a sentence

En français, chaque substantif a un genre grammatical.
Le pronom peut avoir une valeur substantive dans certains contextes.
On distingue l’adjectif substantif du qualificatif dans cette leçon.
Son approche substantif éclaire la discussion philosophique.
Le débat prend une tournure plus substantif avec ces arguments.
On utilise un colorant substantif pour cette laine.

Le bleu substantif adhère sans mordant supplémentaire.

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English:noun, nominal, ...
German:Substantiv, substantivisch, ...
Italian:sostantivo, sostantivale, ...
Spanish:sustantivo, nominal, ...
Portuguese:substantivo, nominal, ...
Chinese:名词, 名词性的, ...
Japanese:名詞, 名詞的な, ...
Arabic:اسم, اسمي, ...
Hebrew:שֵם עצם, שֵׁם עֶצֶם, ...
Russian:существительное, субстантивный, ...
Ukrainian:іменник, іменниковий, ...
Catalan:nom, essencial, ...
Danish:substantiv, substantivisk, ...
Dutch:zelfstandig naamwoord, substantief, ...
Greek:ουσιαστικό, ουσιαστικός, ...
Khmer:នាម, នាមនិយម, ...
Korean:명사, 명사의, ...
Polish:rzeczownik, gramatyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):substantivo, essencial, ...
Romanian:substantiv, de substantiv, ...
Swedish:substantiv, substantivisk, ...
Thai:คำนาม, ในลักษณะคำนาม, ...
Turkish:isim, isimsel, ...
Vietnamese:danh từ, thuộc danh từ, ...

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Definition of substantif - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

Origin of substantif

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