postpositive

Adjective

Placed or occurring after the word it qualifies or completes.

ریشه

From the Latin word 'postpositivus', meaning 'placed after'.

مثال

• In the phrase 'attorney general', 'general' is a postpositive adjective.
• In the sentence 'the president elect', 'elect' functions as a postpositive adjective.
• In Latin, adjectives are often used postpositively.