"equative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛkwətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ēkwāʹtĭv [Received-Pronunciation], ĕkʹwətĭv [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -eɪtɪv, -ɛkwətɪv Etymology: Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|equate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|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" : "equative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="equative"> From 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

IPA: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛkwətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: equatives [plural]
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  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': 31 48 20
  3. (grammar) The equative case.
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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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    }
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