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equative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ĕkʹwətĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
- ēkwāʹtĭv (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɛkwətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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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
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(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
-
A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
-
An adjective or adverb in the equative form.
-
The equative case.
Forms
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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