Dictionary

predicative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Texas) audio Austin
• [ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.keɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ə.keɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɹɛd.ə.keɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.keɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ə.kə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ə.kə.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun from within a predicate.
   • in predicative position

Forms

Coordinates

subjective · attributive

Deriveds

predicativist · prepredicative · nonpredicative · predicatively · predicative adjective · predicativism · predicative adverbial · predicative case · predicativity

Relateds

prepositive · postpositive

Translations (21)

de prädikativ (used after a verb) · nl predicatief (used after a verb) · ka გარემოება (used after a verb) · es predicativo (used after a verb) · sv predikativ (used after a verb) · fi predikatiivinen (used after a verb) · gd aisneiseach (used after a verb) · cmn 作表語的 /作表语的 (used after a verb) · pl orzecznikowy (used after a verb) · da prædikativ (used after a verb) · cy traethiadol (used after a verb) · tr yüklemcil (used after a verb) · ru предикати́вный (used after a verb) · no predikativ (used after a verb) · eo predikativa (used after a verb) · oc atributiu (used after a verb) · ca predicatiu (used after a verb) · el κατηγορηματικός (used after a verb) · it predicativo (used after a verb) · fr attributif (used after a verb) · pt predicativo (used after a verb)

predicative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Texas) audio Austin
• [ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.keɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ə.keɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɹɛd.ə.keɪ.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.keɪ.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɹɛd.ə.kə.tɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈpɹɛd.ə.kə.ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
2. In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.
   • A predicative in Russian is an uninflected word that regularly constitutes a complete utterance when standing alone, i.e., when preceded and followed by silence. 1957, Morton Benson, “The Problem of Predicatives in Russian”, in The Slavic and East European Journal, volume 1, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 285:
   • Traditional grammars usually differentiate between neuter short adjectives and predicatives based on whether there is an overt nominative subject; hence курение вредно ‘smoking (noun) is harmful’ is viewed as a clause with nominative subject, zero copula and neuter short form adjective that agrees with the subject in gender, whereas курить вредно (same meaning, literally ‘to smoke is harmful’) is often viewed as an impersonal clause with predicative. 2013, Sergey Say, “On the Nature of Dative Arguments in Russian Constructions with “Predicatives””, in I. Kor Chahine, editor, Current Studies in Slavic Linguistics (Studies in Language Companion Series), page 226:

Forms

Translations (26)

uk предикати́в (a part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being) · ja 述詞 (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · cmn 表語 /表语 (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · fi predikatiivi (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · tk predikatiw (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · ru предикати́в (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · el κατηγορούμενο (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · oc atribut (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · pl orzecznik (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · eo predikativo (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · ru именна́я часть составно́го сказу́емого (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · sk přísudkový (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · es predicativo (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · de Prädikativum (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · sv predikativ (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · es complemento predicativo (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · fr attribut (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · ru предикати́в (a part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being) · pt predicativo (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · ru катего́рия состоя́ния (a part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being) · de Prädikativ (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · sl predikativna (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · tg мустанадӣ (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · pl predykatyw (a part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being) · id predikatif (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb) · ja 叙述語 (element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb)