名詞 noun:

1. a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing
2. a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

1. Is this noun in the nominative?
   這個(gè)名詞是主格形式的嗎?
2. In `the black cat' the adjective `black' modifies the noun `cat'.
   在｀黑貓＇這一詞組中，形容詞｀黑＇修飾名詞｀貓＇.
3. In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
   法語(yǔ)中形容詞必須在數(shù)和性上與名詞一致。
4. The function of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun.
   形容詞的作用是描述或增加名詞的意思。
5. There are many nouns in a dictionary.
   字典里有很多名詞。

noun

n.Abbr. n.Grammar （名詞）縮寫 n.【語(yǔ)法】
A word that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
名詞：表示名稱，如人、地、事、性質(zhì)或行為的詞，可作為詞的主語(yǔ)或動(dòng)詞的賓語(yǔ)，介詞的賓語(yǔ)或同位語(yǔ)

來(lái)源：
Middle English [name, noun]
中古英語(yǔ) [名字，名詞]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語(yǔ)
from Latin nômen nômin- * see nò-men-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) nômen nômin- *參見 nò-men-