postpositive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive English postpositive From post- + positive.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.
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Relateds
postnominal · adjunct · adjunctive · adjectival · predicative
Translations (2)
es postpositivo (Translations) · pl postpozycyjny (Translations)