"causative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔzətɪv/ [General-American], [ˈkɔ.zə.ɾɪv] [General-American], /ˈkɑzətɪv/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger], [ˈkɑ.zə.ɾɪv] [Canada, cot-caught-merger], /ˈkoːzətɪv/ [General-Australian], [ˈkoː.zə.ɾɪv] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causative.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: kôʹzə-tĭv Rhymes: -ɔːzətɪv Etymology: From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“to cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|causatif}} French causatif, {{uder|en|la|causativus|causātīvus|causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative}} Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), {{m|la|causa||to cause}} causa (“to cause”), {{m|en|cause|pos=v}} cause (verb), {{m|en|-ive}} -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} causative (not comparable)
  1. Acting as a cause. Tags: not-comparable Translations (acting as a cause): aiheuttava (Finnish), okozó (Hungarian), előidéző (Hungarian), eredményező (Hungarian), okot képező (Hungarian), kauzala (Ido), 원인이 되는 (wonini doeneun) (Korean), causativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-causative-en-adj-D9-DYQLN Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 32 29 14 Disambiguation of 'acting as a cause': 60 2 38
  2. Involving, or affected by, causality. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-causative-en-adj-AMjV2~Y2 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 22 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 32 29 14
  3. (linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-causative-en-adj-bkqrDKzL Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 32 29 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: curative Translations (linguistics: expressing cause or causation): պատճառական (patčaṙakan) (Armenian), kausatiivinen (Finnish), causatif (French), műveltető (Hungarian), kauziganta (Ido), 使役 (shieki) (Japanese), 사역 (sayeok) (Korean), achosol (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'linguistics: expressing cause or causation': 45 3 52

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔzətɪv/ [General-American], [ˈkɔ.zə.ɾɪv] [General-American], /ˈkɑzətɪv/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger], [ˈkɑ.zə.ɾɪv] [Canada, cot-caught-merger], /ˈkoːzətɪv/ [General-Australian], [ˈkoː.zə.ɾɪv] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: causatives [plural]
enPR: kôʹzə-tĭv Rhymes: -ɔːzətɪv Etymology: From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“to cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|causatif}} French causatif, {{uder|en|la|causativus|causātīvus|causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative}} Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), {{m|la|causa||to cause}} causa (“to cause”), {{m|en|cause|pos=v}} cause (verb), {{m|en|-ive}} -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} causative (plural causatives)
  1. (linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition). Categories (topical): Linguistics Hypernyms: verb Translations (linguistics): causetivo (Aragonese), 使役 (shǐyì) (Chinese Mandarin), kausatiivi (Finnish), causatif [masculine] (French), factitif [masculine] (French), Kausativ [neuter] (German), αίτιος (aítios) [masculine] (Greek), műveltetés (Hungarian), orsakasögn [feminine] (Icelandic), 使役 (shieki) (alt: しえき) (Japanese), 사동 (sadong) (Korean), побуди́тельный зало́г (pobudítelʹnyj zalóg) [masculine] (Russian), понуди́тельный зало́г (ponudítelʹnyj zalóg) [masculine] (Russian), каузати́вный зало́г (kauzatívnyj zalóg) [masculine] (Russian), каузати́в (kauzatív) [masculine] (Russian), kausativ (Swedish), faktitif (Turkish), jenükamavärb (Volapük), achosair [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-causative-en-noun-sQca8qG~ Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 32 29 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ko.za.tiv/
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} causative
  1. feminine singular of causatif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: causatif
    Sense id: en-causative-fr-adj-jBKYsPiU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /kaw.zaˈti.ve/
Rhymes: -ive Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} causative
  1. feminine plural of causativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: causativo
    Sense id: en-causative-it-adj-T1glrXSk Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "feminine plural of causativo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "causativo",
          "causativo#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaw.zaˈti.ve/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ive"
    }
  ],
  "word": "causative"
}

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