"imitative" meaning in All languages combined

See imitative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more imitative [comparative], most imitative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin imitātīvus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|imitātīvus}} Latin imitātīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} imitative (comparative more imitative, superlative most imitative)
  1. Imitating; copying; not original. Translations (imitating, not original): имитиращ (imitirašt) (Bulgarian), подражаващ (podražavašt) (Bulgarian), hermi- (Icelandic), aithriseach (Irish), 模倣的な (mohōteki na) (Japanese), 二番煎じの (nibansenji no) (Japanese), imitativus (Latin), odtwórczy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-imitative-en-adj-4xbpP1YR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 57 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 57 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 54 25 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 60 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 60 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of 'imitating, not original': 95 3 2
  2. Modelled after another thing.
    Sense id: en-imitative-en-adj-PbYDKhVs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 41 35
  3. (linguistics) sound-symbolic or onomatopoeic Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-imitative-en-adj-NQiAt~Vf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 41 35 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epigonic, copycat, derivative, emulative, imitative, mimical [rare], unoriginal Hyponyms: formulaic, mimetic, echoic, onomatopoeial, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic Derived forms: imitative harmony, imitatively, unimitative Related terms: imitable

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} imitative
  1. feminine plural of imitativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: imitativo
    Sense id: en-imitative-it-adj-6r5ug1Ot Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /i.mi.taːˈtiː.u̯e/ [Classical-Latin], [ɪmɪt̪äːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ] [Classical-Latin], /i.mi.taˈti.ve/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [imit̪äˈt̪iːve] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: imitātīve [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=imitātīve}} imitātīve
  1. vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: imitātīvus
    Sense id: en-imitative-la-adj-8Jn0r~pg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.mi.taːˈtiː.u̯e/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪmɪt̪äːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.mi.taˈti.ve/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[imit̪äˈt̪iːve]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imitative"
}

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