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normative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [-ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈnɔːmətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [-ɾɪv] (Australia)
  • audio Colorado
  • /ˈnoɹmətɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [-ɾəv] (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnoːmətɪv/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnoːmətəv/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
  2. Conforming to a norm or norms.
    • normative behaviour
  3. Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
    • normative grammar

Forms

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more normative Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most normative Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

amatonormative · nonnormative · normative forecasting · dianormative · socionormative · heteronormative · binormative · normative statement · normative economics · normatively · homonormative · repronormative · normative grammar · pornonormative · counternormative · neuronormative · normativeness · normativism · exonormative · Ashkenormative · normative science · internormative · mononormative · normative ethics · cisheteronormative · transnormative · normativist · metronormative · cisnormative · queernormative · endonormative · antinormative · normative system · ablenormative · normativity · normativize · normativization · normative state

Hyponyms

proscriptive · prescriptive

Relateds

normal · norm

Translations (27)

cs normativní (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · gl normativo (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · hu normatív (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · pl normatywny (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · ru нормативный (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · ca normatiu (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · es normativo (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · pl normatywny (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · pl normotwórczy (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · uk нормати́вний (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · kk нормативтік (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · uk нормати́вний (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · cmn 规范的 (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · bg нормативен (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · fr normatif (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · ro normativ (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · kk нормативті (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · fi normatiivinen (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · cs normativní (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · ga normatach (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · de normativ (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · pl dyrektywalny (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · nl normatief (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm) · it normativo (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · ru нормати́вный (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · pt normativo (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) · cs normotvorný (attempting to establish or prescribe a norm)

normative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [-ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈnɔːmətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [-ɾɪv] (Australia)
  • audio Colorado
  • /ˈnoɹmətɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [-ɾəv] (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnoːmətɪv/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnoːmətəv/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.

Meanings

  1. A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.
    • Most important are the so-called economic normatives. They either specify the minimal efficiency of productive resources utilization or regulate the distribution of the enterprises revenue. 1990, Czechoslovak Economic Papers, number 28, page 42:

Forms

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normatives Number=Plur lexicographic