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equative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĕkʹwətĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ēkwāʹtĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɛkwətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having the power to equate (make equal) two things.
    • ‘As’ is a comparative particle for equative comparison.

Deriveds

equative sentence · equative case · equative degree · equatively

Translations (1)

fr équatif (Translations)

equative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĕkʹwətĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ēkwāʹtĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɛkwətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive.

Meanings

  1. A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
  2. An adjective or adverb in the equative form.
  3. The equative case.

Forms

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Translations (8)

es comparativo de igualdad (grammar: construction) · ru эквати́в (grammar: adjective or adverb in the equative form) · ga céim chothroim (grammar: construction) · br derez-kevatal (grammar: construction) · ru эквати́в (grammar: construction) · fr comparatif d'égalité (grammar: construction) · it comparativo di uguaglianza (grammar: construction) · cy gradd gyfartal (grammar: construction)

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