predicative

predicative (predikativ): 1: a syntactic function in the clause (subject predicative or object predicative). Both noun phrases and adjective phrases may function as predicatives. (John is happy, John is a fool; John makes me happy, John called me a fool.) 2: a function of an adjective in relation to a noun, i.e. an adjective that functions as a subject/object predicative has predicative function vis-à-vis the noun it characterizes.