partitive
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See also: Partitive
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
partitive (comparative more partitive, superlative most partitive)
- That divides something into parts.
- Synonym: separative
- partitive tendencies in education
- (grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
- The word some is used in partitive constructions.
Derived terms
Expressions
- partitive ablative
- partitive article
- partitive case
- partitive dative
- partitive genitive
Translations
that divides something into parts
grammar: indicating a part
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Noun
partitive (plural partitives)
Translations
partitive case
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
partitive
Adjective
partitive
Adjective
partitive f
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