"motivative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more motivative [comparative], most motivative [superlative]
Etymology: motivate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|motivate|ive}} motivate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} motivative (comparative more motivative, superlative most motivative)
  1. motivating; serving to motivate
    Sense id: en-motivative-en-adj-rxIZSGdc
  2. (grammar) In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-motivative-en-adj-TT2FR6O2 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun [English]

Etymology: motivate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|motivate|ive}} motivate + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} motivative (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of". Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammatical case): motibatibo (Basque)
    Sense id: en-motivative-en-noun-0Tj35sZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 17 18 64 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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