appellative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈpɛlətɪv/
Etymology
From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names
1678, R[alph] Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […] Richard Royston, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| appel. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
appellativeness · appellativization · appellatively
Translations (13)
ru апелляти́вный (of or pertaining to a common noun) · ca apel·latiu (of or pertaining to a common noun) · grc προσηγορικός (of or pertaining to a common noun) · cmn 通稱名詞 /通称名词 (of or pertaining to a common noun) · fr appellatif (of or pertaining to a common noun) · ru нарица́тельный (of or pertaining to a common noun) · la appellativus (of or pertaining to a common noun) · el προσηγορικός (of or pertaining to a common noun) · de appellativ (of or pertaining to a common noun) · fi appellatiivinen (of or pertaining to ascribing names) · fi appellatiivinen (of or pertaining to a common noun) · pt apelativo (of or pertaining to ascribing names) · cmn 普通名稱 /普通名称 (of or pertaining to a common noun)