"abdicative" meaning in English

See abdicative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/ [US], /ˈæb.dəˌkə.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abdicative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more abdicative [comparative], most abdicative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abdicative From abdicate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|abdicate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abdicative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "abdicō", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "abdicātus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abdicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abdicative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="abdicative"> From abdicate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} abdicative (comparative more abdicative, superlative most abdicative)
  1. (rare) Causing, or implying, abdication. Tags: rare Translations ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication): abdicatif (French), abdikativ (German), abdicativus (Latin), abdicativo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-abdicative-en-adj-gJNIdTta Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 2 30 37 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: abdicatives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin abdicativus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|abdicativus}} Latin abdicativus Head templates: {{en-noun}} abdicative (plural abdicatives)
  1. (logic) A reasoning from the negative
    Sense id: en-abdicative-en-noun-VL~OglZb Categories (other): Logic Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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