Dictionary

adjectivity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English adjective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English adjectivity From adjective + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state or condition of being an adjective.
   • Note that the declensional schwa appearing under certain conditions on prenominal adjectives in Dutch is not a bona fide adjectivity marker. 1999, Peter Ackema, Issues in Morphosyntax:
   • To the extent that predicate position is an indication of adjectivity, however, soon represents no radical departure from the norm. 1995, Robert Beard, Lexeme-morpheme Base Morphology:
   • adjectivity is often indicated by the means of derivational morphology 2001, Östen Dahl, Past and Present:

Forms

Translations (2)

fi adjektiivisuus (state or condition) · pl adiektywność (state or condition)