determinans

Etymology
From, present active participle of , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  A modifier; a word that modifies another word.
 * In the noun phrase “noun phrase”, “noun” is the determinans and “phrase” is the determinatum.

Translations

 * German: (in compound words), Beysatz,
 * Latin: (in compound words) adjunctum

Etymology
Present participle of.

Participle

 * 1) delimiting, confining, defining, designating