"equative" meaning in All languages combined

See equative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛkwətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ēkwāʹtĭv [Received-Pronunciation], ĕkʹwətĭv [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -eɪtɪv, -ɛkwətɪv Etymology: From equate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|equate|ive}} equate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} equative (not comparable)
  1. Having the power to equate (make equal) two things. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: equative case, equative degree, equatively, equative sentence Translations (Translations): équatif (French)
    Sense id: en-equative-en-adj-baHYUB-i

Noun [English]

IPA: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛkwətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: equatives [plural]
enPR: ēkwāʹtĭv [Received-Pronunciation], ĕkʹwətĭv [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -eɪtɪv, -ɛkwətɪv Etymology: From equate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|equate|ive}} equate + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} equative (plural equatives)
  1. (grammar) A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree").
    Sense id: en-equative-en-noun-NGjs6aDh Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the equative form. Translations (grammar: adjective or adverb in the equative form): эквати́в (ekvatív) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-equative-en-noun-VZfiLe8K Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: adjective or adverb in the equative form': 28 47 25
  3. (grammar) The equative case.
    Sense id: en-equative-en-noun-kaUJs5iU Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 22 7 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 11 23 9 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 10 3 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 22 3 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 22 3 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 11 14 5 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 14 6 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 18 6 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 19 6 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 13 5 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 18 5 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 19 8 60 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (grammar: construction): derez-kevatal [masculine] (Breton), comparatif d’égalité [masculine] (French), céim chothroim [feminine] (Irish), comparativo di uguaglianza [masculine] (Italian), эквати́в (ekvatív) [masculine] (Russian), comparativo de igualdad [masculine] (Spanish), gradd gyfartal [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'grammar: construction': 41 21 38

Inflected forms

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