predeterminer

See also: prédéterminer

English

Examples


* All in all this time.
* Half in half the size.
* Three times in three times the rate.
* How big in how big a deal is this.
* What in what a great idea.

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English determine
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
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Latin -ārius
Old French -ierbor.
Middle English -er
English -er
English determiner
English predeterminer

    From pre- + determiner.

    Noun

    predeterminer (plural predeterminers)

    1. (grammar) The function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun.

    References

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