| adnominal |
| Definition: A word or phrase that modifies a noun and forms part of a noun phrase. Adnominals can precede or follow the noun. |
| Example:
In the examples, the bolded words are the adnominals. (1) the little red corvette (2) a book I've wanted to read |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Latin adnomen, added name. |
| OED: The word's first OED citation is from 1845: "This case [genitive], being in its origin the adnominal case, or case joined to a noun." (J. W. Gibbs, Philol. Stud. (1857), 63) |