phrasal noun
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]phrasal noun (plural phrasal nouns)
- (grammar) A noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- noun phrase (not to be confused; a phrase that functions much like a compound noun and has a [component] noun as its head)
- phrasal verb
- verb phrase
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Category:English phrasal nouns on Wiktionary.