"postformative" meaning in All languages combined

See postformative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-us-postformative.oga [US]
Etymology: From post- (prefix meaning ‘after’) + formative, modelled after preformative. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|post|formative|pos1=prefix meaning ‘after’}} post- (prefix meaning ‘after’) + formative, {{m|en|preformative}} preformative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postformative (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly in Afroasiatic words) Forming or affecting something that comes before. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Semitic linguistics Translations (attached to the end of a word as a formative element): postformatiivinen (Finnish), postformativ (German), postformativo (Italian)
    Sense id: en-postformative-en-adj-bLrYZ9eg Disambiguation of Semitic linguistics: 51 30 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 48 38 15 Disambiguation of 'attached to the end of a word as a formative element': 65 35
  2. Occurring after the formation (chiefly written post-formative, said in Islamic studies of the period following the Golden Age of Islam 786–861 CE). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-postformative-en-adj-SgAjuY8W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postformation, preformative

Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-postformative.oga [US] Forms: postformatives [plural]
Etymology: From post- (prefix meaning ‘after’) + formative, modelled after preformative. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|post|formative|pos1=prefix meaning ‘after’}} post- (prefix meaning ‘after’) + formative, {{m|en|preformative}} preformative Head templates: {{en-noun}} postformative (plural postformatives)
  1. (chiefly in Afroasiatic words) A formative element at the end. Translations (formative at the end): Postformativ (German)
    Sense id: en-postformative-en-noun-O4GPAPXt

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