assertoric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Calque of German assertorisch (“assertory”) (itself a calque of Latin assertōrius using using Latin assert- (supine stem of asserō) + -orisch (“-ory”), popularized by Immanuel Kant). By surface analysis, assertor + -ic. See German -orisch.
Meanings
- Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.
Coordinates
Deriveds
assertoricity · assertorically
Relateds
problematic · apodeictic · assertion
Synonyms
Translations (5)
pl asertoryczny (stating that which is actual) · de assertorisch (stating that which is actual) · ca assertori (stating that which is actual) · no assertorisk (stating that which is actual) · fr assertorique (stating that which is actual)